She didn't care? It didn't make any sense. Why had she been behaving that way if she didn't want the man? Hadn't she been the one talking of taking lovers? The reaction she's giving now only confuses him further.
But now she's got him backed up against a wall and those thoughts drain away to be replaced by ones he tries to force down. Of pulling her in and kissing her. He forces himself to focus on her questions instead.
"I said it wasn't appropriate for me to be thinking those thoughts. I never said it wasn't appropriate for him to touch you." Though that's actually how he'd felt. He's not about to admit it. It's already painful enough without it hanging between them that he's become attracted to her. That he wanted to be the one touching her.
Her second question only drives the point home. Her wish was for him to be at her side. Nothing more. He had no right to take that wish away from her.
"I'll be more careful in the future. If you give me the order me now not to interfere unless asked, it will be enough to keep this from happening again."
If she doesn't... he certainly can't promise it won't.
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Date: 2013-02-26 09:00 pm (UTC)But now she's got him backed up against a wall and those thoughts drain away to be replaced by ones he tries to force down. Of pulling her in and kissing her. He forces himself to focus on her questions instead.
"I said it wasn't appropriate for me to be thinking those thoughts. I never said it wasn't appropriate for him to touch you." Though that's actually how he'd felt. He's not about to admit it. It's already painful enough without it hanging between them that he's become attracted to her. That he wanted to be the one touching her.
Her second question only drives the point home. Her wish was for him to be at her side. Nothing more. He had no right to take that wish away from her.
"I'll be more careful in the future. If you give me the order me now not to interfere unless asked, it will be enough to keep this from happening again."
If she doesn't... he certainly can't promise it won't.