He glances over when she pulls her hand away, confused at first - but the look on her face says enough. He may not know what's going through her head, but her words and that look tell him enough. Taking a slow, deep breath to help get his thoughts in order, Steve shakes his head. "I don't want you to be her." He raises a hand slightly in a 'stop; wait' gesture. "Yeah, when I first saw you, I thought-- I don't know what I thought, or wanted."
Licking his lips, he shakes his head. "Trust me. I know all about not being what people want, being a disappointment." He finally looks straight in her eyes. "You're not. I could pull out the 'soulmate' card, saying you could never disappoint me. That's not it. I don't judge people based on anybody else. Do you remind me of her? Absolutely. But a lotta that's because I don't know you yet. An' I haven't known a single person I was disappointed with." He shrugs jerkily. "Met, yeah. I've met some real assholes and losers. Just from what I've seen today, I know you're not one of them. You were out there fighting, and helping people who were scared,and lost."
One more deep breath; this is the hardest thing he's ever said, because it's not said in anger, but with compassion. "If you wanna walk away, never see me again... I understand. Trust me, you wouldn't be the first who wouldn't wanna bet on me. But I'm glad I met you. No matter what happens."
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Date: 2018-03-01 04:32 am (UTC)Licking his lips, he shakes his head. "Trust me. I know all about not being what people want, being a disappointment." He finally looks straight in her eyes. "You're not. I could pull out the 'soulmate' card, saying you could never disappoint me. That's not it. I don't judge people based on anybody else. Do you remind me of her? Absolutely. But a lotta that's because I don't know you yet. An' I haven't known a single person I was disappointed with." He shrugs jerkily. "Met, yeah. I've met some real assholes and losers. Just from what I've seen today, I know you're not one of them. You were out there fighting, and helping people who were scared,and lost."
One more deep breath; this is the hardest thing he's ever said, because it's not said in anger, but with compassion. "If you wanna walk away, never see me again... I understand. Trust me, you wouldn't be the first who wouldn't wanna bet on me. But I'm glad I met you. No matter what happens."