"It makes me care about you more. In like, a not just friends way," Noah says, anxious to have to admit it, especially with Freddie looking up at him with his pretty blue eyes. Especially when, despite being able to hear thoughts, he has no idea what Freddie wants from him. He has no idea what dating means to Freddie.
"I'll be super honest, because I'm realizing it's not doing me any good to just keep everything to myself. Last night, you...pretty much know now, anyway," he says, rubbing a hand self-consciously against his cheek. He takes a slow breath, one he doesn't need but that steadies him a little.
"I like you. I want to be more than your friend, I want a relationship with you. But I was in an open relationship already and I sucked at it, I can't do that again. So, no, I can't date you if you're sleeping with other people. If that's not what you want, then we probably shouldn't do that."
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"I'll be super honest, because I'm realizing it's not doing me any good to just keep everything to myself. Last night, you...pretty much know now, anyway," he says, rubbing a hand self-consciously against his cheek. He takes a slow breath, one he doesn't need but that steadies him a little.
"I like you. I want to be more than your friend, I want a relationship with you. But I was in an open relationship already and I sucked at it, I can't do that again. So, no, I can't date you if you're sleeping with other people. If that's not what you want, then we probably shouldn't do that."