[ Said with the slow caution of a fellow who’s searching his own insides (with some difficulty; it’s dark in there) to be sure he’s being honest. ]
I’ve always been particular about. About beds. But I think mostly I wanted to be bossy about something.
[ Being led into the bedroom is better than marching it alone. He sits; he can sit here. By provides a blanket; he can use the blankets. The uptight and uncomfortable clench in his chest relaxes by degrees as the list of things he can do without worrying he’s overstepping gets that little bit longer. ]
And it was the worst thing to be bossy about, because you love her, and I love her, and we both know she is the boss. Even if you had gone along with it I don’t know if I would have been able to tell her she wasn’t allowed.
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[ Said with the slow caution of a fellow who’s searching his own insides (with some difficulty; it’s dark in there) to be sure he’s being honest. ]
I’ve always been particular about. About beds. But I think mostly I wanted to be bossy about something.
[ Being led into the bedroom is better than marching it alone. He sits; he can sit here. By provides a blanket; he can use the blankets. The uptight and uncomfortable clench in his chest relaxes by degrees as the list of things he can do without worrying he’s overstepping gets that little bit longer. ]
And it was the worst thing to be bossy about, because you love her, and I love her, and we both know she is the boss. Even if you had gone along with it I don’t know if I would have been able to tell her she wasn’t allowed.