A part of Jack felt anger at having just overheard her whispered apology to Six. The fact the man took precedence over her like that, apologizing to him first whether he was here or not, first, stung. He didn’t frown, though. His expression one of concern, not of anger, or anything.
“So…” he said slowly, “G-going to… to haunted places n-now. Go-going back despite o-orders and getting stuck down there… n-now you li-literally run away f-from me for a day…” Jack went on, hands hanging down by his sides, fingers twitching against him.
“I-is this what being engaged is n-normally like? Doing t-things without te-telling the other? I thought w-we agreed no more s-secrets between us? O-or was that a lie to-to keep me complacent and o-obedient?”
She gulped a bit, stepping back from him. “No…” she replied, blood running cold in her veins. “It wasn’t a secret really..I just couldn’t tell..I told you..it wasn’t my place to tell..”
Why wasn’t he understanding this? She took a deep breath to calm down a bit as his words had stung a bit. She knew she deserved it though, staring him square in the eye. “I just wanted to help Six..but I realize what a mistake it was because I only made it worse..I was foolish and I’m sorry..”
He stared at her for a moment, wanting to accept the apology, to take her into his arms and say he forgives her and all’s forgotten but would that stop it from happening again? She went out so much, working hard, but also to meet up with these supers and villains. He’s not interesting to her, is he? He may be her fiance, her future husband, but he wasn’t a hero… he wasn’t..
“This… this not being able to t-tell me… is this, is it g-going to be a recurring thing…?” he asks quietly, bringing his hands up to pick at his nails while resting his hands against his chest. “It j-just. I know you w-want to help everyone b-but some things.. sometimes y-you just have to le-leave them to work things out f-for themselves. I’m not s-saying to be m-mean because it’s not be-being mean it’s just l… letting people work th-things out alone…”
Jack Maple 