“Yes, sir.” But I don’t like her.
That’s an interesting twist on the usual “like but don’t love”. How does this even work? The closest I can think of is kismesissitude, but I really don’t think “hatred with a touch of respect and sexual lust” is what’s going on here.
“Good, good. Does she love you?”
Also a very good question. I touched on earlier the idea of Aster getting all of Kayden’s attention, and I do think that might be a touchy subject for Theo.
“No sir. But she likes me.”
Yeah, that’s more commonplace.
“Ohhhh?” Jack drew out the sound, and it was vaguely mocking. “Do tell.”
“I- I take care of Aster for her. I do my chores, I don’t talk back. I don’t make life harder for her,” Theo began. He swallowed, “But my dad treated her badly, and I think she sees him when she looks at me, and she’ll never let herself love me because of that.”
Ouch.
She has to look past the doughy face to see Dad in me, past the baby fat I never seemed to lose, but I have his genes, I look like him, beneath it all.
And Kayden has had enough pain from loving one Max to let herself love someone like him again, even if it’s just by looks.
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