Heron Lake Plateau To waste away the waking hours

Oh, not well.  Not well at all.  Didn't he just say he was interested? "Why the fuck would I lie about it?" He asked, nonplussed by her icy reaction.    "And better yet, how the hell could I not be?  You're a damn catch."  And didn't know it, apparently, which was honestly just another check in the 'umm yes please' category.

"I just... I used to do shit like this halfway all the time.  I never stuck around.  I don't wanna do that anymore."  He took a step towards her, but then stopped again.  He had no idea how she'd take this one then.  "I tried not to, and it fucked me up, and you deserve better than fucked up."  She deserved someone who still had everything to give - he'd given it away already and he wasn't sure he'd gotten it back.