*jack smiles faintly. easy to like. yeah, like. he’s always been the guy girls like, but that’s it. in the rare moments he has tried telling a girl he likes her, it always resulted the same. ‘you’re nice, but you’re my friend!’ or, ‘are you kidding?’. he was blue, big headed, an alien, and a guy who stuttered. not many girls were into that. he had accepted that, but that didn’t make his heart hurt any less when these types of things happened. it was different here. he’d told her he liked her, but she had missed it entirely. how straight to the point did he have to be, and should he? she looked so upset sometimes, so lost… and whatever had made her want to be ugly? that wasn’t his business no matter how much he waned to know so he could offer her support*
i just… *he shifts just a bit closer to her* …i’m just me, that’s.. that’s all.
She covered his hand under the blanket, the same hand covering her other one, a slight frown on her face. “No..that’s not just it…you obviously don’t see how amazing you are…Modest, kind, funny, sweet, considerate…Whoever didn’t accept you for who you are..they missed out on someone wonderful…
“…but I won’t miss out…I want to be here for as long as you want me around..”
*missed out on something wonderful? he’d hardly think that, but… hearing her say it made his face flush and his heart beat even faster within his chest. he looks at her for a moment, then down at where their hands would be, and swallowed. hard*
…Katelynn… r… remember, the other day that… that i told you that i like you?
Jack Maple 