"I appreciate that you love me so much and think so highly of me, Alex," Roxie said, moving the pillow aside. She was glad he hadn't torn into a rampage, looking to see if Joe was at home just then.
She was also glad that he hadn't jumped to simply threatening to put the fear of Olympus into Joe. The poor guy had been through more than his share of pain right now, anyway.
"It means a lot. As does the fact that you want me to be happy and safe." She took a deep breath, then, mulling over her next few words. "I know that you might not understand it, but Joe is my happy place. Despite his not having been around, when he came back, there was this little burst of...he helped me. To start coming out of a dark place. And I'm doing the same for him. I'm not asking for anything in return. We're just...we're two people in a place that not a lot of people would understand. And so we're leaning on each other for support as we try to get out of our respective dark places." Pause. "My personal feelings aside, he's a wonderful man."
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Date: 2012-12-01 05:42 am (UTC)She was also glad that he hadn't jumped to simply threatening to put the fear of Olympus into Joe. The poor guy had been through more than his share of pain right now, anyway.
"It means a lot. As does the fact that you want me to be happy and safe." She took a deep breath, then, mulling over her next few words. "I know that you might not understand it, but Joe is my happy place. Despite his not having been around, when he came back, there was this little burst of...he helped me. To start coming out of a dark place. And I'm doing the same for him. I'm not asking for anything in return. We're just...we're two people in a place that not a lot of people would understand. And so we're leaning on each other for support as we try to get out of our respective dark places." Pause. "My personal feelings aside, he's a wonderful man."