The pause worries him. The strain in her voice when she does speak again doesn't disperse the worries at all.
But this, at least, is what he'd come to say. There's nothing to do now but say it, rattled and exhausted and forcing himself through every syllable she needs to hear.
"I was wrong. It-- It wasn't too much. It wasn't-- beyond expectation. It was a fight I should have fought because you-- you're worth a much bigger sacrifice. Rachel, I--" Pushing at the locked door slightly was unconscious, but punctuated the statement with a frustrated sigh. "I love you. And if I have to choose, I-- I choose you. If it's too late, it's too late, but... but I didn't want you not to know you were right. Or to think I-- didn't love you."
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Date: 2014-04-20 04:16 pm (UTC)But this, at least, is what he'd come to say. There's nothing to do now but say it, rattled and exhausted and forcing himself through every syllable she needs to hear.
"I was wrong. It-- It wasn't too much. It wasn't-- beyond expectation. It was a fight I should have fought because you-- you're worth a much bigger sacrifice. Rachel, I--" Pushing at the locked door slightly was unconscious, but punctuated the statement with a frustrated sigh. "I love you. And if I have to choose, I-- I choose you. If it's too late, it's too late, but... but I didn't want you not to know you were right. Or to think I-- didn't love you."