Post by Sze Liuchao on Dec 21, 2006 17:35:42 GMT -5
It wasn't as if he hadn't already known. Ren's actions, his touches, his body language; the truth had always stared him bluntly in the face. Still, it shook him up to hear those words from Ren's lips.
I love you.
Words he couldn't parrot back, no matter how deeply he cared for the Chinese man. No matter how much he suspected that it might be true.
"Ren," he spoke softly, waiting for the man to turn. He smiled for the man's benefit, even as some part of him insisted this was wrong, "I'll pray daily for your safety and swift return."
I love you.
Words he couldn't parrot back, no matter how deeply he cared for the Chinese man. No matter how much he suspected that it might be true.
"Ren," he spoke softly, waiting for the man to turn. He smiled for the man's benefit, even as some part of him insisted this was wrong, "I'll pray daily for your safety and swift return."