[ He listens to all of this, really lets it sink in, and really thinks about what she says, and that's the first thing he says. ]
I know you think I'm too good for you, but I'm not. I'm not - we're just two people. Trying to do the right thing, Nat.
[ He's just trying to figure out how to say this so it doesn't seem like she owes him anything or that he's better than she is, because he's not. He doesn't believe that. He wants them to be on equal footing, so she knows that he thinks of her -- he needs to use his words. ]
I think so highly of you, Nat. There's really no one else I'd rather have fighting by me. I.
[ He takes her hand, and looks up into her eyes, trying to catch them in a moment where the two of them can see each other plainly, where she can see that he's got nothing to hide. ]
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[ He listens to all of this, really lets it sink in, and really thinks about what she says, and that's the first thing he says. ]
I know you think I'm too good for you, but I'm not. I'm not - we're just two people. Trying to do the right thing, Nat.
[ He's just trying to figure out how to say this so it doesn't seem like she owes him anything or that he's better than she is, because he's not. He doesn't believe that. He wants them to be on equal footing, so she knows that he thinks of her -- he needs to use his words. ]
I think so highly of you, Nat. There's really no one else I'd rather have fighting by me. I.
[ He takes her hand, and looks up into her eyes, trying to catch them in a moment where the two of them can see each other plainly, where she can see that he's got nothing to hide. ]
I love you too.