[ There she was again, responding in that carefully crafted, measured tone of hers that she reserved for moments when she didn't know what to say, so she said what she was taught to say. That wasn't his point here, and he wasn't going to stand for it. He'd put her through enough without leaving her to assume he'd meant something polite instead of something he felt. ]
I don't give a shit what most people think of me. I do my own thing, you know that. [ He took a breath before continuing. ] But I care about you. I care that you work your ass off when everybody else is slackin' off. I care you spend all your time workin' for somebody else's agenda and nobody notices, and I care you're always stuck cleanin' up somebody else's mess. Including mine.
[ He still wasn't being clear, he could tell, so he squared his jaw, meeting her eyes. ]
What I mean is I'm tired of you havin' to do it alone, and you won't anymore, not here anyway, if you'll let me. We're a team, and not just in combat.
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Well, I ain't just sayin' it.
[ There she was again, responding in that carefully crafted, measured tone of hers that she reserved for moments when she didn't know what to say, so she said what she was taught to say. That wasn't his point here, and he wasn't going to stand for it. He'd put her through enough without leaving her to assume he'd meant something polite instead of something he felt. ]
I don't give a shit what most people think of me. I do my own thing, you know that. [ He took a breath before continuing. ] But I care about you. I care that you work your ass off when everybody else is slackin' off. I care you spend all your time workin' for somebody else's agenda and nobody notices, and I care you're always stuck cleanin' up somebody else's mess. Including mine.
[ He still wasn't being clear, he could tell, so he squared his jaw, meeting her eyes. ]
What I mean is I'm tired of you havin' to do it alone, and you won't anymore, not here anyway, if you'll let me. We're a team, and not just in combat.