The touch is unexpected and he stills at the feel of her fingers.
"I'm not worth it," he says suddenly, when she lets his hand go. "I have way more emotional baggage than you can dream of and I've already hurt you more than I ever wanted. Not that I wanted to hurt you at all but I couldn't ever promise you that things would be perfect or easy or--"
Clark pauses briefly, still staring down at the ground, lips twitching into a frown. "It would be a lot of work if we tried again."
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Date: 2008-04-16 02:27 am (UTC)"I'm not worth it," he says suddenly, when she lets his hand go. "I have way more emotional baggage than you can dream of and I've already hurt you more than I ever wanted. Not that I wanted to hurt you at all but I couldn't ever promise you that things would be perfect or easy or--"
Clark pauses briefly, still staring down at the ground, lips twitching into a frown. "It would be a lot of work if we tried again."