Her eyes squeezed shut and she tried not to flinch, but she didn't manage it. Not nearly.
Why would I?
She kept forgetting that this was temporary. Because he might get called back home at any time. Because Turks didn't live too long. Because even getting a pet required a chain of who'd take it once he was out of here. And because, beyond all that --
I don't date.
It's just a word. You wanna say you're my. ... Girlfriend. Then. Uh.
Why would I?
-- you know. He just wasn't that kinda guy. Liked to keep his options open. Why say 'forever' if you could say 'today'? Might be someone hotter down the line. Might get bored. Might get killed. Fuck it, right?
Good enough to take to bed in the meantime. So long as she didn't ask for much else.
She wasn't walking away now because she was huffy. It was because she wasn't sure she wasn't going to cry, and she wanted to be as far away from him as possible.
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Date: 2008-08-11 11:48 pm (UTC)Why would I?
She kept forgetting that this was temporary. Because he might get called back home at any time. Because Turks didn't live too long. Because even getting a pet required a chain of who'd take it once he was out of here. And because, beyond all that --
I don't date.
It's just a word. You wanna say you're my. ... Girlfriend. Then. Uh.
Why would I?
-- you know. He just wasn't that kinda guy. Liked to keep his options open. Why say 'forever' if you could say 'today'? Might be someone hotter down the line. Might get bored. Might get killed. Fuck it, right?
Good enough to take to bed in the meantime. So long as she didn't ask for much else.
She wasn't walking away now because she was huffy. It was because she wasn't sure she wasn't going to cry, and she wanted to be as far away from him as possible.