He holds himself to a high standard... and he'd missed the mark. By a long shot.
"I didn't want to leave you, but I..." He stops right there, he has to. That's not a line of thought he can afford and he wants her to finish what she needs to say. So he finishes his drink and runs a hand through his hair.
Tom listens to her with a soft frown on his face. He's seen more needler wounds and the resulting scars than he'd like. If anyone could fight their way through it, it was her.
He smiles at her last comment. "If it makes you feel better, wanting to live up to what you saw in me was what kept me going."
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Date: 2020-01-24 07:28 pm (UTC)"I didn't want to leave you, but I..." He stops right there, he has to. That's not a line of thought he can afford and he wants her to finish what she needs to say. So he finishes his drink and runs a hand through his hair.
Tom listens to her with a soft frown on his face. He's seen more needler wounds and the resulting scars than he'd like. If anyone could fight their way through it, it was her.
He smiles at her last comment. "If it makes you feel better, wanting to live up to what you saw in me was what kept me going."