At that, he manages a smile, because he doesn't necessarily think of himself as a good guy. It isn't that he feels he's a bad guy either -- although sometimes the reminders do creep back in, as hard as he tries to fight them -- just that he's a man, like most others, capable of both good and bad. It's nice, though, to think that someone else, someone whose opinion he's come to care about think that he's a good person.
In part, he knows, it's because he hasn't told her about what happened in Mexico. He doesn't know if anyone will think he's a good person after they hear that story.
"I understand," he promises her, because he really does. It isn't easy and it doesn't make him feel good, but he does understand. "You love him." And that, in the end, is what's most important. Even with what little experience he's had with love, he knows that.
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Date: 2012-01-15 06:01 pm (UTC)In part, he knows, it's because he hasn't told her about what happened in Mexico. He doesn't know if anyone will think he's a good person after they hear that story.
"I understand," he promises her, because he really does. It isn't easy and it doesn't make him feel good, but he does understand. "You love him." And that, in the end, is what's most important. Even with what little experience he's had with love, he knows that.