[ Mick's heart is beating like a rabbit, but this is fine. He can do this. At least Len caring about him wasn't a revelation by now, even if it still made his stomach do a backflip hearing it aloud. ]
We're not exactly strangers.
[ He doesn't say it like he's pointing out something, he says it like there's going to be a "but". Which there is, after a moment of trying to find the words. ]
But I'm not him.
[ He wants to say something else, say that he's never cared about a guy like this before but it sounds so dumb. And the moment he thinks it, he knows it's true. He's been thinking about it since that night. Maybe even longer than that.
He should just hear Len out first. Let the guy say what he needs to say. ]
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We're not exactly strangers.
[ He doesn't say it like he's pointing out something, he says it like there's going to be a "but". Which there is, after a moment of trying to find the words. ]
But I'm not him.
[ He wants to say something else, say that he's never cared about a guy like this before but it sounds so dumb. And the moment he thinks it, he knows it's true. He's been thinking about it since that night. Maybe even longer than that.
He should just hear Len out first. Let the guy say what he needs to say. ]