[ rage spikes in him to meet hers when she rises up off the couch, but the second he sees her -- taking her in from floor to ceiling -- he realizes what's happened. the anger is gone as quickly as it came and frank finds himself nodding complacently, his hand dropping like dead weight onto the couch. she had pushed him too far too fast physically and now here he is looking for a type of intimacy jess can't deliver on either. maybe that should be discouraging, but instead he thinks it means that he was right to come here tonight; even if it didn't pan out the way either of them thought. ] I'm not. [ sorry that he came here. even a moment with her is better than the long nights he spends alone in that stupid room.
the offer to stay is welcome, though he isn't sure if she says it expecting him to leave. either way, frank is going to take it at face value. ] Okay. Good night, Jess. [ he watches her with that same soft expression, tone mild and accepting. ]
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the offer to stay is welcome, though he isn't sure if she says it expecting him to leave. either way, frank is going to take it at face value. ] Okay. Good night, Jess. [ he watches her with that same soft expression, tone mild and accepting. ]