As Joan explains, Ted's worry grows. Not just because of this woman, but because he can feel Joan pulling away, both physically and emotionally. Like she wants to protect him, that she's doing this for his own good even as it pains her, that she thinks this is what he needs and maybe even wants. And he can see that it's killing her.
And then she breaks off, and Ted knows exactly what she was going to say, not just because she said it before, but because he can see it in all of her.
"Hey, hey.." he says, comforting but also trying to get her to focus on him and not... everything else. He reaches up and puts a hand on her cheek, looking at her with intensity. "I love you too, Joan."
Because if she wants to make this choice, he needs to make sure she knows that first. He needs to know that she knows what she would be giving up.
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Date: 2021-07-06 04:48 pm (UTC)And then she breaks off, and Ted knows exactly what she was going to say, not just because she said it before, but because he can see it in all of her.
"Hey, hey.." he says, comforting but also trying to get her to focus on him and not... everything else. He reaches up and puts a hand on her cheek, looking at her with intensity. "I love you too, Joan."
Because if she wants to make this choice, he needs to make sure she knows that first. He needs to know that she knows what she would be giving up.