Shadewood no it damn well doesn't

"after what happened to yew an' sadey, an' us, i guess i plum ain't had th'heart fer it." it was the most honest thing colt had said, and he immediately felt shame filling his heart, followed by disgust at saying so much, then a steely fear that red would see too far inside him.
would know how much he'd fucked up, regretted.
something lighter in her eyes, however, and it pulled colt up, steadied him. "could be yers too." he didn't look at her as he said that; he kept his stare blazing down their path but now at nothing in particular.