Pepper tried to take in all that information with a level head. Being an emotional person by nature, her temper wanted to flare at some of the things Adam said. But he was being honest, telling her more than she knew he told most people, and she had to keep that in mind. No matter how much she wanted to be angry, use it as a way to counter the hurt, everything he had said made sense. If anything, it just made her feel ten times more guilty. She'd been gone two years, and they were this far apart for it? They'd misunderstood each other so completely? It wasn't right.
So now it was her turn. "I trust you, Adam. I don't want you to think that I ever don't. I just... I said what I said because I knew it would hurt you. Because I thought you didn't care." Because it was the first time that you didn't catch me when I fell. Well, not exactly the first time, but the other time wasn't something he could have helped with. "And I shouldn't have done it, but you know me and how I say a lot of things that I shouldn't say."
She pressed her lips together for a moment and stared at her feet. "Look Adam, I know there was no way you coulda told me what was going on before with War, and that you like to keep things to yourself, but I'm glad you told me this. And I really wish... I wish you would tell me more because that's what I'm here for. If somethin's botherin' you, I'm here to listen, no matter how much you think it might scare me. And I want to. So if you're upset one day or somethin's wrong, you can come and find me where I'm workin'. Please, don't be 'fraid to tell me what's going on. I'd like to believe that knowing you since you used to run around your backyard in naught but your knickers and a red cape entitles me to some trust too."
Pepper wasn't scared anymore. She wanted to know, and she hoped he would let her in a little. He didn't seem quite as joyful as the boy she'd known when she was smaller. Maybe he just needed help these days to come back to it.
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Date: 2006-09-20 10:56 pm (UTC)So now it was her turn. "I trust you, Adam. I don't want you to think that I ever don't. I just... I said what I said because I knew it would hurt you. Because I thought you didn't care." Because it was the first time that you didn't catch me when I fell. Well, not exactly the first time, but the other time wasn't something he could have helped with. "And I shouldn't have done it, but you know me and how I say a lot of things that I shouldn't say."
She pressed her lips together for a moment and stared at her feet. "Look Adam, I know there was no way you coulda told me what was going on before with War, and that you like to keep things to yourself, but I'm glad you told me this. And I really wish... I wish you would tell me more because that's what I'm here for. If somethin's botherin' you, I'm here to listen, no matter how much you think it might scare me. And I want to. So if you're upset one day or somethin's wrong, you can come and find me where I'm workin'. Please, don't be 'fraid to tell me what's going on. I'd like to believe that knowing you since you used to run around your backyard in naught but your knickers and a red cape entitles me to some trust too."
Pepper wasn't scared anymore. She wanted to know, and she hoped he would let her in a little. He didn't seem quite as joyful as the boy she'd known when she was smaller. Maybe he just needed help these days to come back to it.