From a Balance Beam
"I can't."
"What?" Rogue pulled back, looking at John's face.
"I can't."
"Can't what?"
"Love you, say I do, right now. Well-no, not now."
"I can wait." Rogue voiced tightened, that was the least thing she had expected.
"No, I don't want you to. I can't have you waiting for me. I don't want that."
"Then what the hell do you want?" Rogue stood up, more from confusion than anything.
"I want you to leave." John rose slowly from the bed, then started making his way to the door.
"What's wrong with you? A minute ago you were all lovey dovie and shit and now what? You're just kicking me out?"
"Well, you seemed to have gotten the gist of it."
Rogue stared at John for a moment or two out of sheer amazement, then bounded through the door.
Running into the nearest, bathroom she let out the contents of her stomach. She sat back against the wall, panting. "God, I don't remember eating that." Rogue sat for a moment, then- "Uh-oh."
"I can't."
"What?" Rogue pulled back, looking at John's face.
"I can't."
"Can't what?"
"Love you, say I do, right now. Well-no, not now."
"I can wait." Rogue voiced tightened, that was the least thing she had expected.
"No, I don't want you to. I can't have you waiting for me. I don't want that."
"Then what the hell do you want?" Rogue stood up, more from confusion than anything.
"I want you to leave." John rose slowly from the bed, then started making his way to the door.
"What's wrong with you? A minute ago you were all lovey dovie and shit and now what? You're just kicking me out?"
"Well, you seemed to have gotten the gist of it."
Rogue stared at John for a moment or two out of sheer amazement, then bounded through the door.
Running into the nearest, bathroom she let out the contents of her stomach. She sat back against the wall, panting. "God, I don't remember eating that." Rogue sat for a moment, then- "Uh-oh."