❛ i thought you didn’t know anythin’ about dogs, ❜ he teases, giving the other a friendly smile as his legs cross, bottle held in his lap with both hands. ❛ she’s always been a daddy’s girl, but, i mean.. just like how kids cling to their parents more when they’re sad or not feelin’ good, she does the same thing. she probably is just actin’ weird because she knows shit is wrong – she hasn’t seen me in so long, y’know? ❜ dogs have an amazing way of connecting in an ethereal way to humans ; they know when something is wrong, even before anything might be wrong. ❛ i just… really can’t understand how someone could love me like that. not with how i am, not with the things i’ve done… but i know she does, and it feels so good to feel that, because i haven’t in a long time. but i’m kind of just… sitting off to the side right now, watchin’ her live her life. i just got back, i know i’m not– i know i’m not okay mentally.. – i don’t want to drag her back into that shit, i can’t. i want to be back to the point where i can tell her i love her and not be scared i’m leading her on or making her feel like she’s trapped. i’m just… scared that i’m never going to have her again, someone better is going to come through. ❜
❛ don’t need t’know dogs t’have common sense, mate. if they’re sick, take ‘em to the vets. done and dusted … – ❜ he does feel for him, though. he lost his own dog a couple of years back, but he remembers the pain it brought him when he did ; it was, essentially, like losing his best friend. his family. she probably is just actin’ weird because she knows shit is wrong. has somethin’ happened, then? – and who are you … oh, right. ❜ elwood sighs and runs a hand through his hair ; he didn’t particularly sign up for a feelings fest, but he does have alcohol and he does have a lot of it, so he’ll let it slide this once. besides, he’s working on being nicer. and he did ask for it. ❛ … got yourself into a right shit show there, mate. look… for what it’s worth, somethin’ tells me she’ll wait for you. she doesn’t have to, and she doesn’t owe it to you to do it, but i think dax will. you’re – ❜ he pauses, thinking over his words before tipping the vodka back down his throat, waving his hands.
❛ … you and dax have always seemed endgame to me, you know? shit – you knew me before i even dated lucas the first time, and look at how many people i’ve been through since then ; it’s fuckin’ ironic the only constant thing in my life has been you two. you need to get better ; like i said, not for daxton, but for you – because i’ll bet anything you being healthy and happy is all she’s gonna want, alright? and maybe she will find someone else, maybe that’ll happen, but you’ll deal with that if it ever comes to it. there is no point at all in living your life for what ifs. what if this happens, what if that happens – you gotta wake up and realise what you have now. you’ve got a beautiful family, you got mason, you’ll always have daxton, and up until the next time you piss me off you’ll have me – ❜ he offers a cheeky grin, but he does mean it this time. ❛ this isn’t – this isn’t me invalidating how you feel, not at all. but what happens is gonna happen, bri – you can’t avoid that, the only thing you can change is what place you’re gonna be in mentally when it happens. ❜
