[She can't bring herself to look at him. Instead, she just listens, continuing to stare at the ceiling with a curious expression.
Of course this all came back to Leila, she wasn't stupid. That isn't any surprise to her at all.
But unlike every other issue that she knew how to deal with - issues with freedom, issues with contentment, issues with pursuing actual happiness - she knows absolutely nothing about loyalty.]
... but she didn't need you to protect her. And you didn't have to.
[The way she understands it, he's placing a responsibility on himself that he didn't have, blinded to the facts by hindsight.]
Regret and self-blame... should only go so far, Matthew.
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Date: 2011-04-16 06:06 am (UTC)Of course this all came back to Leila, she wasn't stupid. That isn't any surprise to her at all.
But unlike every other issue that she knew how to deal with - issues with freedom, issues with contentment, issues with pursuing actual happiness - she knows absolutely nothing about loyalty.]
... but she didn't need you to protect her. And you didn't have to.
[The way she understands it, he's placing a responsibility on himself that he didn't have, blinded to the facts by hindsight.]
Regret and self-blame... should only go so far, Matthew.