[Roman isn't very practiced in making himself look pathetic. He prefers the opposite. But it's easy to forego taking all his makeup off so that some liner is still smudged around the edges. It's easy to let his hair fall out of place and his stubble get a quarter of an inch longer. It's easy to slip away from an unresponsive husband to sleep somewhere else.]
I thought you-- I-- I'd be crowding you. [He carefully doesn't meet Victor's eyes as he speaks.] Didn't want to-- to hurt you.
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I thought you-- I-- I'd be crowding you. [He carefully doesn't meet Victor's eyes as he speaks.] Didn't want to-- to hurt you.