[Reluctantly, West gets off of the cot and approaches Rose, wrapping the fingers on his good hand around one of the bars.]
Rose, I am a terrible person.
[It feels weird to admit it]
I've done more than... keep secrets from or let down people who've trusted me in the past. And I have very few regrets.
[He doesn't quite sound like he believes that last bit. He looks down, swallows, and continues]
I hardly trust myself, and I don't want to put you in harm's way, but I can't promise that... I wouldn't do something even worse than all this one day.
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Date: 2009-06-30 05:07 pm (UTC)Rose, I am a terrible person.
[It feels weird to admit it]
I've done more than... keep secrets from or let down people who've trusted me in the past. And I have very few regrets.
[He doesn't quite sound like he believes that last bit. He looks down, swallows, and continues]
I hardly trust myself, and I don't want to put you in harm's way, but I can't promise that... I wouldn't do something even worse than all this one day.