"It wasn't like that with you," he says. Then he winces. "To Lucille, yes, that's precisely what you were. Like-- like the others." He feels a stab of guilt. "But I chose you because-- because I wanted you."
His face warms faintly at the confession.
"You were... so full of life. And didn't care a moment for my title," he laughs, though it's strained. "I felt like you actually saw me, as a person. Not as a stepping stone or something to show off or-- I don't know. But after meeting you, you were all I could think about. I tangled you up in this scheme because I had no idea how else to approach you. And Lucille would never have allowed it if she... knew."
Obviously she found out. How dare he love his wife. That wasn't what they were supposed to be fore. Perhaps it's why Lucille had been so careful, and so determined, in choosing all the others.
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Date: 2016-06-07 03:54 am (UTC)His face warms faintly at the confession.
"You were... so full of life. And didn't care a moment for my title," he laughs, though it's strained. "I felt like you actually saw me, as a person. Not as a stepping stone or something to show off or-- I don't know. But after meeting you, you were all I could think about. I tangled you up in this scheme because I had no idea how else to approach you. And Lucille would never have allowed it if she... knew."
Obviously she found out. How dare he love his wife. That wasn't what they were supposed to be fore. Perhaps it's why Lucille had been so careful, and so determined, in choosing all the others.