[ Of all the places this conversation could have gone, he wouldn't have banked on this hard left. From margaritas to suddenly somber. His smile falls quickly, easily. Slides off like water.
It isn't until the I'm not that he understands why the guy's asking.
He's prioritizing. The understanding is a visible transition onto Ian's face, no masking, no holding back. His lips purse for a second, but it isn't because he's considering being dishonest.
It's because the truth sounds worse than he really believes it is. ]
No. I don't have anybody.
[ Nobody. Nothing. No wife, no kids, no parents, no siblings. No close friends, just work friends and guys I know from college, people who pad their weddings and their parties with him because he's easy and he's fun. People who have never seen the inside of his house, people who don't know his mother's name.
Don't prioritize him if you've got anyone at all.
And to gloss over how pathetic it probably sounds, he follows it up wryly. ]
I feel like we should probably be on a first name basis at this point.
[ Because he's pretty sure they haven't swapped those yet before getting to where they are. ]
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It isn't until the I'm not that he understands why the guy's asking.
He's prioritizing. The understanding is a visible transition onto Ian's face, no masking, no holding back. His lips purse for a second, but it isn't because he's considering being dishonest.
It's because the truth sounds worse than he really believes it is. ]
No. I don't have anybody.
[ Nobody. Nothing. No wife, no kids, no parents, no siblings. No close friends, just work friends and guys I know from college, people who pad their weddings and their parties with him because he's easy and he's fun. People who have never seen the inside of his house, people who don't know his mother's name.
Don't prioritize him if you've got anyone at all.
And to gloss over how pathetic it probably sounds, he follows it up wryly. ]
I feel like we should probably be on a first name basis at this point.
[ Because he's pretty sure they haven't swapped those yet before getting to where they are. ]