I... I remember some of it very well, but patches are... well, it's fuzzy at best.
[She glances away, shifting uncomfortably under his concern. The "L" word makes the color rise in her cheeks and she takes her hands away from the cup so their shaking doesn't rattle the china.]
That's part of what I'm trying to find out. He... He was... different. Sometimes he was sweet and complimentary and relaxed, and I could almost see him as a child, sitting across from me! But... sometimes he was sharper, and... almost meaner. More dismissive. And when he was gentler, it was really nice, and I.... I liked him. I'm not sure what happened to him to make him change like that.
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[She glances away, shifting uncomfortably under his concern. The "L" word makes the color rise in her cheeks and she takes her hands away from the cup so their shaking doesn't rattle the china.]
That's part of what I'm trying to find out. He... He was... different. Sometimes he was sweet and complimentary and relaxed, and I could almost see him as a child, sitting across from me! But... sometimes he was sharper, and... almost meaner. More dismissive. And when he was gentler, it was really nice, and I.... I liked him. I'm not sure what happened to him to make him change like that.