The words dammit, Freckles, do I have to spell it out for you? fight not to spill out; his first reaction is annoyance but he can't do that with her. It ain't her fault she can't read his mind to say what's goin' on there.
His voice might be a little soft when he speaks. "Kate and Tom, 1989. That's what it says." He ain't got no claim to ask her who the hell's Tom and what's on the tape, although he'd like to know. He ain't gonna hold her tape hostage or nothin'. But he will help her find a way to listen to it, if she wants.
Preferably together, but he thinks he knows a little bit better than that.
"Question is, what do you want to do about it?" And that's genuine curiosity. And what does he want to do about it? The thing ain't his. It just came his way and he ain't sure how come, but this isn't some island that time forgot and he don't have a single thing to gain by keepin' it away from her. Why would he want to make her mad at him?
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His voice might be a little soft when he speaks. "Kate and Tom, 1989. That's what it says." He ain't got no claim to ask her who the hell's Tom and what's on the tape, although he'd like to know. He ain't gonna hold her tape hostage or nothin'. But he will help her find a way to listen to it, if she wants.
Preferably together, but he thinks he knows a little bit better than that.
"Question is, what do you want to do about it?" And that's genuine curiosity. And what does he want to do about it? The thing ain't his. It just came his way and he ain't sure how come, but this isn't some island that time forgot and he don't have a single thing to gain by keepin' it away from her. Why would he want to make her mad at him?
Not this time.