Lying would get them nowhere. And well. . . They already were just about nowhere. So what good would it do if they got even more lost? None. Things were blurry for both of them. The past was the past, they'd have to deal with that. This was the present, and Adrian was intent in living through every damn second of it. Nathan. . . Jesus this had to be a dream. A very tempting rude taunting dream.
"I know." Another laugh left his lips, this one more genuine than the last ones. "You know me. Stubborn as hell. I set my mind to it, and it worked. The whole time I knew it wasn't a good idea, pushing people away. But I think. . . Well I pushed away the closest person to me, so why would I bother with anybody else?" He asked, then lifted his head up to look at Nathan. "I got tired of dying it. ... Why? Do you not like it?" Adrian squeezed Nathan's hand right back.
"I know." Another laugh left his lips, this one more genuine than the last ones. "You know me. Stubborn as hell. I set my mind to it, and it worked. The whole time I knew it wasn't a good idea, pushing people away. But I think. . . Well I pushed away the closest person to me, so why would I bother with anybody else?" He asked, then lifted his head up to look at Nathan. "I got tired of dying it. ... Why? Do you not like it?" Adrian squeezed Nathan's hand right back.