He's quiet for about a minute, then, mulling over the question a bit more. He could say yes, but he knows just as well as anyone that another person might come along, and look at what happened between Steph and Ellie. And he and Effie. He doesn't want either of them to deal with that kind of guilt again.
But he also doesn't want to entertain the possibility of anyone else stealing Steph's heart. He's not worried about himself; he's so far gone that Steph is all he can think about, but she's... her. She's flirty in a way he isn't. And she's young. And gorgeous. And he's lucky, but is he really that lucky?]
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He's quiet for about a minute, then, mulling over the question a bit more. He could say yes, but he knows just as well as anyone that another person might come along, and look at what happened between Steph and Ellie. And he and Effie. He doesn't want either of them to deal with that kind of guilt again.
But he also doesn't want to entertain the possibility of anyone else stealing Steph's heart. He's not worried about himself; he's so far gone that Steph is all he can think about, but she's... her. She's flirty in a way he isn't. And she's young. And gorgeous. And he's lucky, but is he really that lucky?]
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