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He stuttered out a response and she waited semi-patiently, keeping her amusement at his halting and tentative speech to a minimum.  She didn't want to discourage him from telling by laughing at him for the delivery.  She'd met all sorts, so his relationship with this Perry didn't shock her one bit.  But she did wonder how deep in Pan was.  Love had a nasty habit of building up pedestals and, once built, falling off of them almost immediately.  Disappointment was almost a given, and if he was that deep, it seemed he was finding out the hard way.  She didn't recommend love one bit.  She wasn't going to say never, not even for herself, but it would have to be a damn good thing to make her play those odds.

"Sorry to say it, but that doesn't sound complicated to me at all.  You gotta tell them what you want, right off the bat.  Find out if they are willing to give it."  She shook her head.  "Now you have to choose.  Heartbreak is easy.  Sticks around a while, then it goes.  But a lifetime of disappointment?  That's forever."  Never settling was an idea she believed wholeheartedly in, even with her loose ways.  She made sure what she got was what she wanted, and if not, she was quick to find it elsewhere.  She eyed Pan appraisingly... wondering if it was really love for this Perry character, or a lack of confidence in his ability to find someone else, that had him stumbling over a decision.