Reno couldn't answer. He couldn't. Because he could hear that glimmer of hope in her voice and he was going to have to open his mouth and tell her that nothing could be farther from the truth, and he'd break her. And breaking her would break him. And this was why Reno wasn't allowed to have anything worth keeping.
Ever.
He chewed on his lip for a moment. Words. Words.
He wasn't allowed to have words, either. So he just tightened his fist against the tree trunk and tried like hell not to shake.
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:05 am (UTC)Ever.
He chewed on his lip for a moment. Words. Words.
He wasn't allowed to have words, either. So he just tightened his fist against the tree trunk and tried like hell not to shake.
"It never works that way."
No, Reno. No words. Take them back.
Turk.