d-don’t say that, don’t ever think that! *oh that’s it. he’s putting his arms around her, pulling her into him, uncaring if the tray uptips or anything else happens around them. Roxy can eat all the cheese on the floor she wants, he’d just stick her outside later* Katelynn, i, i don’t, i know i can’t erase what’s happened to you, whatever it was or whatever it is that people h-have told you i’m not a genius n-nor am i a brainiac who can make machines like that to do it.
but you are wonderful, to me, y-you’re amazing. you’re so caring to everyone, you’re the high light of, of my day when you call me or text me and, and when you come around it always makes me so h-happy and i haven’t been this happy with anyone in all my life.
i’m sorry, i’m sorry i can’t make you forget what happened or what’s been said b-but i’m here now and. and i’d do anything i can to make you feel better, now, b-because i love seeing you happy and smiling and seeing you like this is breaking my heart. please, don’t, *he has to move an arm, trying to wipe her eyes with his sleeve as he holds it* d-don’t cry because of me.
She tried her best not to sob, willing the memories to go away and enjoy being here with him, closing her eyes to allow his arms to keep her safe from the pain. He was just too wonderful. Not even two weeks and this man was confessing his feelings for her. Was it too soon? Was this normal? She had never been in a relationship to really know and didn’t watch romance movies like he did.
She had no clue.
She was a jumbled mess of emotions and they just kept leaking out of her eyes as she bit on her bottom lip as it quivered. He was so selfless it broke her own heart.
“Jack…” She whispered painfully, looking back up at him with her large brown eyes, the golden flecks in them shining through with the moisture. “…you don’t…need to be a genius…you’re fine the way you are…”
It was always what she was doing; complimenting him. Did he ever tire of hearing the same thing from her?
“I just..how do I know you don’t just like me..because I was probably one of the first girls you talked to…?” She asked, having just contemplated this. If it had been someone else, would he have fallen for them instead?
She found she wasn’t sure if she wanted to know.
b-but i have met other girls. i have seen and talk to them in my life. i, i may be a guy who lives inside most of the time but in my work, and lately? Katelynn, i met Roxanne. Roxanne Ritchi. a-a woman i’ve admired for years and when i met her? a-all i could think about was what you were doing. i used to dream a-and hope that if i met that woman i could be something to her but i’m not even that.
i like you because you’re you. b-because you took the time to get to know me, to talk to me, y-you got me outside for the first time in months so easily. d-do you have any idea what my doctors would say if they knew this? they’d b-be wanting to give you an award for having me go out. b-before you the last time i went out was a month ago. a month, Katelynn.
now i’m out there, each day, b-because you showed me there is good out there. because you’re out there.
Jack Maple 