[....he puts the piece into place, and sees a slightly clearer picture.]
He's obsessed with keeping secrets, isn't he? Even his name -- he only gave that up to me because the flowers last month were killing him.
[His dark, finely lined brows furrow as he guesses:]
He thought you knew something -- something his enemies could use? And, instead of bringing you in, and determining what the actual danger to him might be...
...he acted irrationally.
[...he's going to reach out and take one of Trish's hands, wind their fingers together, and hold it on the sun-warmed flagstone between them.]
I'm sorry. You should have been treated better than that.
[It's not even the gang part he has an issue with. It's the betrayal of someone who should have been received with love and welcome.
They can get back to the main topic in a second, the one she's trying to illustrate with the anecdote. They're gonna talk about the anecdote first, focus on Trish, because what happened clearly hurts her.]
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He's obsessed with keeping secrets, isn't he? Even his name -- he only gave that up to me because the flowers last month were killing him.
[His dark, finely lined brows furrow as he guesses:]
He thought you knew something -- something his enemies could use? And, instead of bringing you in, and determining what the actual danger to him might be...
...he acted irrationally.
[...he's going to reach out and take one of Trish's hands, wind their fingers together, and hold it on the sun-warmed flagstone between them.]
I'm sorry. You should have been treated better than that.
[It's not even the gang part he has an issue with. It's the betrayal of someone who should have been received with love and welcome.
They can get back to the main topic in a second, the one she's trying to illustrate with the anecdote. They're gonna talk about the anecdote first, focus on Trish, because what happened clearly hurts her.]