xxxi feel so damn worthless
xxxanother day is gone
xxxand all my faces are alibis
xxxand me, I'm half the man I wanted to be
"You can't be living in England as long as I've been without learning to make a good cup of tea," was all Ben said in reply with a wry grin. And there it was again, a silence that didn't feel quite as awkward as Ben had been expecting. He felt comfortable with Jake, more comfortable than he'd felt with anybody in a long time.
The way Jake spoke up reminded Ben of Autumn, and suddenly all of her mannerisms started to make sense. He smiled despite himself as Jake made him an offer, one that made him raise an eyebrow. After everything, that actually sounded... really nice. A moment of some level of normality in the chaos that had been the last two days. But there was still that hesitant voice, holding him back. He couldn't let himself get too attached, couldn't let himself get hurt.
"I mean, I don't know how much food I actually have at the moment," he admitted a little bashfully with a small laugh. "We might need to go shopping, I don't know. But... sure. That sounds great. Kids are pretty great critics," he added. The part of his brain afraid of getting hurt was screaming at him, telling him not to do it. But how could he say no?