Here we go, around and around

[Ryland Ren]

"And what's that? Love me? If you love me, how can you say you love somebody else? Seriously, you boggle the mind."

[Aldon Huang]

"NO. Not JUST love you. I love you and I care about you and I want you in my life forever and I don't ever want us to be apart even for a second."

*breathes*

"I don't know how it works, Ry, or why it's like this. It just happened. I'm a troublesome puppy right? This is what I do, right? I'm not ME if I'm not... doing dumb things. Right?"

[Ryland Ren]

"You think I don't want all those things, too? I miss you so much it makes me sick but I don't... I think you're asking too much from me right now."

[Aldon Huang]

"...okay. Okay. I... understand what you're saying. But will you think about it at least? Think about it real hard? For me? Please? And--and when we come back, I'll come find you and we can sit down and talk about it? Okay?"

[Ryland Ren]

"...yeah, I guess I can think about it."

/doesn't sound all that confident

[Aldon Huang]

"Okay. I love youuuu." *low whisper* "Love yyyoooouuuuuuu!"

[Ryland Ren]

"Are you hiding from him right now?"

[Aldon Huang]

"...no. He's driving, I'm at the back. I just thought it sounded better if I whispered it..."

/dumb

[Ryland Ren]

"Does he know what you're trying to do?"

[Aldon Huang]

"Not... yet... I figured I'd ask you first..."

[Ryland Ren]

"So you don't even know if HE'S okay with it?!"

[Aldon Huang]

"I had to make sure YOU were okay with it first!!!!'

[Ryland Ren]

"And I'm not.

Although I'm glad you thought of me first."

[Aldon Huang]

"THINK ABOUT IT!

...and of course! I LOVE YOU!"

And Ry came first.

[Ryland Ren]

"...I love you too but I don't know if I can get past the Gregg thing."