Maybe it will. That doesn't mean I can promise it will. I wasn't trying to hurt Hanna, Jack, I was just being honest. I owed her that much. Maybe she's the one who needs to find someone more available.
You needn’t worry. I won’t make it harder for her.
[ Which means, essentially, he won’t let things develop again, not after all of this. He’d only wanted to be honest, not to end things completely. But it’s done now. Maybe in the end, it’s fairer that way. ]
[ He doesn't reply again. This is awkward, and he doesn't really know what to do about it. He feels that it's not just Hanna he's lost today, and it seems too late to do anything about that at all. ]
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So it would be better for me to pretend I feel nothing for Constance, while still being with Hanna because shes the one who's available?
FROM: dartagnan@cdc.org
I'm sorry, Jack, but that's wrong. I won't do it to her, and you shouldn't want me to.
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No. I want you to get over Constance.
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Don't you think I've been trying? That's easier said than done. I realised that when I almost died, and she was all I could think about.
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Then you're screwed either way.
[ there isnt really anything reassuring to say about that that doesn't feel full of shit to him. sometimes life just sucks. ]
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
One can hope time will change it.
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Maybe it will. That doesn't mean I can promise it will. I wasn't trying to hurt Hanna, Jack, I was just being honest. I owed her that much. Maybe she's the one who needs to find someone more available.
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I didn't think you were. However, you may wish to keep that in mind before kissing another girl here.
FROM: benjamin.jonathan@cdc.org
It's not my emotional complication, d'Artagnan, you don't have to explain it to me. I was just giving an opinion.
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I'd take that back, if I could. In that moment I thought things could be different. I made a mistake.
FROM: dartagnan@cdc.org
This is me trying to make it right.
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Giving her space is likely the best thing you can do for her, at this point.
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What do you think I'm doing, Jack?
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I know. I’m telling you you’re doing right.
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You needn’t worry. I won’t make it harder for her.
[ Which means, essentially, he won’t let things develop again, not after all of this. He’d only wanted to be honest, not to end things completely. But it’s done now. Maybe in the end, it’s fairer that way. ]
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I trust that you won't.
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