Stone Circle let's try again; you be the lead

He stiffened considerably when she followed after him, heated half-sentences pouring from her mouth. It made him think, I'm not the only one who's not so good with words, and he did his best not to let his hackles raise as he focused on their similarities rather than the matter at hand. He thought, I didn't mean to - haven't you ever taken a leap and realized halfway you don't have the legs for it?

Sometimes, he felt like he could barely stand.

But instead, he said, "What do you want, Akuti? I let things go a little too far, and I'm sorry for that - but it was one night. One moment of weakness I'd take back if it would make things better, if I could - " the word came out as a growl, revealing some of his own frustration over the topic. It would certainly make things easier on him, but he didn't know if he wanted that memory gone from his mind. He stopped and looked over at her - down at her - and tried to say with his eyes what he wouldn't with his mouth. "It won't happen again." Not if you don't want it to.

Because he wasn't looking for a relationship, but that didn't mean he wouldn't take what he could get.