[At least he hasn't found a way to gamble. Yet. Here his secondary vice is harder to come-by.]
Yes. [He answers her without a lick of hesitation - he's always going to be scared of her. Of the things she can do and the things she did. He won't tell her what happened at the end...not really. Not ever. Maybe in bits and pieces but he'll always leave the core of it out. He doesn't want to see her face crumble into resignation again...before she --
He regards his glass and it's contents. A mouthful of whiskey sloshing around the ring...and he throws it back.
But he doesn't go to the bottle to refill it - not yet. Not while he's talking to her at least.]
That's not gonna change... but I care 'bout you. More than that.
[He looks at her and smiles sadly. He's always going to regret the mistakes he's made concerning Elizabeth -- but here he could make things better. For both of them but especially her.]
'sides, I didn't leave the house because of that. I just...needed a change of scenery.
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Yes. [He answers her without a lick of hesitation - he's always going to be scared of her. Of the things she can do and the things she did. He won't tell her what happened at the end...not really. Not ever. Maybe in bits and pieces but he'll always leave the core of it out. He doesn't want to see her face crumble into resignation again...before she --
He regards his glass and it's contents. A mouthful of whiskey sloshing around the ring...and he throws it back.
But he doesn't go to the bottle to refill it - not yet. Not while he's talking to her at least.]
That's not gonna change... but I care 'bout you. More than that.
[He looks at her and smiles sadly. He's always going to regret the mistakes he's made concerning Elizabeth -- but here he could make things better. For both of them but especially her.]
'sides, I didn't leave the house because of that. I just...needed a change of scenery.
[He was bored.]