“I d-didn’t tell you because I d-didn’t want to upset you, t-to show you I didn’t like w-what you did.” he said.
“But d-don’t turn this on me.” Jack said quietly, eyes still tightly shut. “Don’t… don’t make this into something t-that’s my fault. You sh-should have felt it. Should h-have realized..” he pulled away from her, slowly, opening his eyes as he did.
“Wh-what if I did what y-you did? V-vanish all night. N-no reason. No ex-explanation. Then I g-get home with so-someone else. A-as soon as I wake up I g-go after them. What… what would that do to you?”
She bit her lip, putting herself in his shoes for a moment and realizing she did not like that at all. It wasn’t even a question; she knew without a doubt.
“I would wonder where you were and why..” she supplied him, beginning to see how much she had really hurt him. “Worried you didn’t want to be around me..o-or…feeling useless..”
A feeling she hated, wondering if this was how he had felt. She let her arms drop a bit to grab onto the material of his shirt, to pull him in closer to her and move into his arms.
“It’s all my fault..I know this..I’m sorry..I deserve every word you tell me..”
His arms finally, slowly, wrapped around her and pulled Katelynn against his chest as he stared at the wall, resting his chin against her head gently. “I just… just w-want you to be careful.. an-and never do this again. It… it’s good to care, it’s wonderful t-that you have such a big heart but you need to k-know when to step back… a-and come back tome. Because I love you, so much…”
Jack Maple 