[Well, this was not at all going the way that she expected, and Alex stepped away from him shaking her head.]
No, I'm not angry that you don't say it! I don't expect you to say it. I never have. I'm angry because you don't seem to think that Ihave a reason to say it. To you.
[Which was honestly more than a little bewildering to her, for multiple reasons honestly.]
I'm hurt and I'm angry because I like saying it to you. Because I think you like hearing it. Was I wrong? And don't turn it around because you think I'm upset you don't say it. I'm not. This is about me saying it to you.
[Because Alex said it all the time, without reservation. She never needed an excuse to tell him it, never an occasion or something. She told him because she liked the smile on his face that he let himself get sometimes, he liked how he argued with her decisions, and she liked whispering it to him when he was half-asleep as if it could chase off bad dreams. She never expected anything like it from him in return.]
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No, I'm not angry that you don't say it! I don't expect you to say it. I never have. I'm angry because you don't seem to think that Ihave a reason to say it. To you.
[Which was honestly more than a little bewildering to her, for multiple reasons honestly.]
I'm hurt and I'm angry because I like saying it to you. Because I think you like hearing it. Was I wrong? And don't turn it around because you think I'm upset you don't say it. I'm not. This is about me saying it to you.
[Because Alex said it all the time, without reservation. She never needed an excuse to tell him it, never an occasion or something. She told him because she liked the smile on his face that he let himself get sometimes, he liked how he argued with her decisions, and she liked whispering it to him when he was half-asleep as if it could chase off bad dreams. She never expected anything like it from him in return.]