It's different, being with him. A good kind of different, Courtney supposes, but still. Different.
It's not his personality so much. In fact, in a number of aspects he's a lot like Duncan—mischievous and crude, cynical and sarcastic. Both troublemakers, both brutes, both loving to make others' lives miserable somehow or other.
But the way he acts towards her—that's what sets the two apart.
He never calls her names, for one thing. Not babe or sweetheart, and especially not Princess. He usually addresses her by Courtney, her actual name, though he might shorten it to Court once in a while if he's feeling particularly affectionate. He calls her ma'am sometimes, too, when he's really in a mood to please her, but that's it. No nickname.
She doesn't mind though. She's glad actually. It's a breath of fresh air after the barrage of childish nicknames Duncan used on her back when they were together in their train wreck of a relationship (if you can even call it that).
He's serious about her, and Courtney likes that.
Another difference when she's with him is that there's less fighting. Far less. Of course, she gets angry when he messes up every so often, but she can't find it in herself to stay mad, not when he always tries so hard to make her happy. Before she even gets a chance to start ranting she sees that look in his eyes and stops herself. Because she can just tell that he's sorry. And not sorry that he got caught like Duncan would have been either.
He's sorry because he simply hates to see her upset.
To Courtney, it's cute the way he never wants to initiate any kind of intimacy between them, like how he hesitates to kiss her, or asks before reaching for her hand. A little unusual for a guy like him, she admits, but endearing nonetheless.
It used to offend her, thinking that he wasn't attracted to her or something—though he really is—but it doesn't anymore. She knows now it's just that he's frightened of scaring her off. He does his best to hide it from her, but she's aware of his constant worries about their relationship. He thinks that one wrong move could make her realize what a mistake being with him is and make her leave, go find someone better. Make her see what everyone else sees: that he really is nothing more than a filthy dirt farmer.
She must have told him a thousand times that it will never happen, but she can tell he's not convinced.
Courtney never tells him that his lack of faith in her hurts a little—she of all people knows what it's like to be betrayed. But she understands he doesn't mean it personally. He just hasn't had a girlfriend before; unlike Duncan, he doesn't have women falling at his feet. She's all he has, and he couldn't stand it if he were gone. And, sure, that makes him a bit possessive at the worst times, but it's flattering, in a way. Empowering, really.
She doesn't think anyone has ever needed her as much as he does. And, again, it's different.
He's different.
But Scott loves her, and though he never says it, Courtney knows he'd give her the world just to see her smile.
And for her, that's more than enough reason to love him back.
A/N:
I love this pairing! :D
This just came to me yesterday out of the blue. I'm not sure if it's much good, but I wanted to try it out anyways. :P Hope it didn't suck too bad!
Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!
-Scraps