Whitefish River Wheat kings and pretty things

He sure did notice that he was holding his breath, unable to relax until finally, she spoke those dreaded words, and he let out a slow breath, sort of like a deflation of a balloon as he himself felt flattened by the news. So now what? How does one act at this moment? Hiero had come across attractive women in the past, but nothing like this, and so, this was a first for the painted knight. 

As Ira continued he was about to just that, walk away and bid her a good day and good luck with the family to come; but she spoke again and his ears perked. Curious he listened and slowly the pieces were falling into place. A surrogate? Well, that was one good thing - she was still single! Instead of lighting up with glee and dancing about, he remained seated and gazed at her with confused seafoam irises. 

So- He drawled on as the words were trying to make sense to him, to figure out something appropriate to say back rather than remain awkwardly silent. You try once, and now you give up? He couldn't help but get a little annoyed by it, a light frown wiggling itself onto his usually jovial face as he never broke his line of sight with the woman. 

I can understand you could never love me in return, sometimes, these things just don't work out for everyone involved. Heartbreak is normal, and natural if you care about anyone. This goes for lost children, friends, and lovers. Unknown to him, there was a clear difference between how he himself and Ira took heartbreak and rejection. His frown deepened before continuing, hating that he was now lecturing the woman instead of just letting her go on with her own business. But I can't accept that you would just give up due to one bad experience. 

He paused for a moment to gather his own thoughts and allow Ira to listen to him this time. If you truly are happy by being an outsider peering in, then you can ignore me; but if not, then why not try again once someone catches your attention? Besides, she'll never get that happy family if she never tried over and over again.