( he does know. he wishes he didn't: that it could be so easily fixed, that her heartbreak could be easily remedied. he trails off because he wants it to be so and wishes it could be — but knows there is no easy answer.
his fingers thread through her hair. he strokes her cheek. (she will be able to learn from his mistakes; his lashes flutter in his silence. she had her mother, but she deserved much more.) ) You have yourself. ( that is more constant than anything else. ) Your family in your future. ( that is more valuable than anything else. ) You have me. ( without question, should she want it.
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his fingers thread through her hair. he strokes her cheek. (she will be able to learn from his mistakes; his lashes flutter in his silence. she had her mother, but she deserved much more.) ) You have yourself. ( that is more constant than anything else. ) Your family in your future. ( that is more valuable than anything else. ) You have me. ( without question, should she want it.
here, and at home. )