Cedric wishes he had a cat to hold, but Sushi's not particularly cooperative. She's off chasing her silly kitty dreams, wherever they may lead her. He has to face his fears by himself.
"That's awful," he says. "I wouldn't. Not after everything."
But that trust is for Howard to decide. The second question scares him too, but he does catch those other words. He still cares. It would be possible.
"Then...we can choose not to, knowing that we're both interested in each other. We can continue living like...this, or we can go after what we want. If it doesn't work."
That's the tricky part. He thinks about that for a few moments.
"If it doesn't work, we'll hurt. A lot. But I reckon we'd be able to work through it." They're mature, right? Mostly he's prepared to dive in and take the risk. In his mind, mostly it's stupid not to try if they're aware that they're both interested.
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"That's awful," he says. "I wouldn't. Not after everything."
But that trust is for Howard to decide. The second question scares him too, but he does catch those other words. He still cares. It would be possible.
"Then...we can choose not to, knowing that we're both interested in each other. We can continue living like...this, or we can go after what we want. If it doesn't work."
That's the tricky part. He thinks about that for a few moments.
"If it doesn't work, we'll hurt. A lot. But I reckon we'd be able to work through it." They're mature, right? Mostly he's prepared to dive in and take the risk. In his mind, mostly it's stupid not to try if they're aware that they're both interested.