“I’ve spent years scaring people away by being a growly asshole. And then you waltzed in, and even when I’m on my worst behavior, when other people back away slowly, you just sit there smiling. Looking at me like I hung the fucking moon. I want to deserve that look. And right now, I don’t. Right now, you wouldn’t look at me like that. I want to lay it all out for you. I want to make a plan to show you I’m serious. Because that’s what you deserve. So just let me work this out in the only way I know how, okay?”
