[ Omitting the truth is as close to lying as she allows herself to get with him, and that's because it falls into a different arena. It's not necessary for him to know some things, and she can just skirt around the truth, keep him from learning things that will be unpleasant to learn.
Except right now this is important, and so she's trying to be precise about her words (not always succeeding, but trying), ensuring that nothing she says is not the absolute truth. She's going to give him as few ways to squirm away from this as possible. Keep her face within full view so he can see how honest she's being, keep her body language as open as possible so that if he cares to employ his senses he can read her truthfulness off of it, leave her mind open enough that she's broadcasting her sincerity.
Frankly she's not entirely sure why he's still listening, with how clear it is that he doesn't really want to be. He knows he has a way out and he's not using it, and she's not entirely sure why. But she's glad for it, right now. ] It's been more than ten years since I had anyone stay longer than was absolutely necessary. For anything. Recovery, hook ups, doctors. Everyone just kept leaving, and then I started leaving before they could, or just not letting them be there in the first place. [ She doesn't particularly enjoy saying this, but she's a little committed now, in every way. ]
But you stayed. You're still here. [ In this conversation right now, in the same place as her, and it's been months and months now. ] I don't even know how to begin to say how much that means to me. You could leave right now, but you'd still have been here this long, and it would still have made things better.
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Except right now this is important, and so she's trying to be precise about her words (not always succeeding, but trying), ensuring that nothing she says is not the absolute truth. She's going to give him as few ways to squirm away from this as possible. Keep her face within full view so he can see how honest she's being, keep her body language as open as possible so that if he cares to employ his senses he can read her truthfulness off of it, leave her mind open enough that she's broadcasting her sincerity.
Frankly she's not entirely sure why he's still listening, with how clear it is that he doesn't really want to be. He knows he has a way out and he's not using it, and she's not entirely sure why. But she's glad for it, right now. ] It's been more than ten years since I had anyone stay longer than was absolutely necessary. For anything. Recovery, hook ups, doctors. Everyone just kept leaving, and then I started leaving before they could, or just not letting them be there in the first place. [ She doesn't particularly enjoy saying this, but she's a little committed now, in every way. ]
But you stayed. You're still here. [ In this conversation right now, in the same place as her, and it's been months and months now. ] I don't even know how to begin to say how much that means to me. You could leave right now, but you'd still have been here this long, and it would still have made things better.