You know they can't have a relationship. His eyes narrow. Okay. If you know, then why did you say you weren't pretending? His stomach muscles clench as he watches you touch the scar. He wants to put his mouth there. He wants to kiss you again and strip naked and touch every part of you.
But that seems unlikely to happen now.
"So what, uh—." He swallows, aware that the atmosphere in the car has changed, become awkward. He doesn't know what to do about that, so he elects to ignore it as much as possible, striving for a relaxed and apathetic tone. "What did you mean? You didn't want . . . to pretend."
He asked you to pretend like they were in a relationship. That—they were in love, and happy, and had a house together. If you know that's impossible, what did you mean?
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But that seems unlikely to happen now.
"So what, uh—." He swallows, aware that the atmosphere in the car has changed, become awkward. He doesn't know what to do about that, so he elects to ignore it as much as possible, striving for a relaxed and apathetic tone. "What did you mean? You didn't want . . . to pretend."
He asked you to pretend like they were in a relationship. That—they were in love, and happy, and had a house together. If you know that's impossible, what did you mean?