He dug his fingers in before letting go, not quite hard enough to hurt and said, "that's why." Then Andrew was back, as calm and uncaring as always and he caught Neil's wrist to push his hand to his side. In the space of one breath, Andrew's expression went so dark Neil almost retreated. "No," Andrew said and Neil's hand froze a breath from Andrew's arm.Īndrew went still as well and they stood for a minute in awful silence.įinally, Andrew looked back at him, but for a moment, Neil didn't know who he was looking at. Neil reached for him, unwilling to let him leave without a real answer. You know it isn't-Andrew wait!" he insisted but Andrew was turning away like he couldn't hear Neil anymore. “After everything they did to you, how can you stand me?" Neil asked.He gestured between them knowing Andrew would understand. I feel like I could lean on him all day and he wouldn't break a sweat.” "He's stronger than I am, and I like that. He's like this, all hard edges." He drew another box. But oh my god, you should see what it does to his body.
He's a total outdoors junkie, rock climbing and hiking and mountain biking, all that awful bug-infested fresh-air stuff. I like…" He drew a box with his fingers as he searched for words. Too many curves, see? I feel like my hands would slide right off. He felt compelled to say, "Some of the strongest people I've known are women." He thought about his mother standing unflinching in the face of his father's violent anger and her ruthlessly leaving bodies in their wake. Neil thought about Renee's bruised knuckles, Dan's fierce spirit, and Allison holding her ground on the court a week after Seth's death. Nicky looked startled by the interruption, but he rallied quickly and made a face.
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