Elizabeth understood he worried. She understood, but she couldn't have this. There needed to be some boundaries, or else she was going to always fear this any time she did something he didn't particularly like.
"I know. I know you worry. There's just are things I am going to need to work out myself before I voice it - it's my right to. What doesn't help is you coming in here attacking people without a moment's pause to ask what's going on. That's not how you show you care, Booker, nor does it make me feel like I can come to you without fear of an overreaction," she explained, though her words did have the sharpness they had before. She understood, on some level, that he didn't really didn't understand how to express things. She hoped he'd understand where she was coming from now.
And she hoped he actually listened to Delsin, too, because she did not doubt for a moment he spoke the truth, and the brief smile she shot him was shy. She knew he was trying, too, and she appreciated it.
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Date: 2014-08-20 12:16 pm (UTC)"I know. I know you worry. There's just are things I am going to need to work out myself before I voice it - it's my right to. What doesn't help is you coming in here attacking people without a moment's pause to ask what's going on. That's not how you show you care, Booker, nor does it make me feel like I can come to you without fear of an overreaction," she explained, though her words did have the sharpness they had before. She understood, on some level, that he didn't really didn't understand how to express things. She hoped he'd understand where she was coming from now.
And she hoped he actually listened to Delsin, too, because she did not doubt for a moment he spoke the truth, and the brief smile she shot him was shy. She knew he was trying, too, and she appreciated it.