[It's as simple as that, although there's the odd deja-vu of the date, there's the worry that he's somehow hurt her in ways he doesn't fully know about, as well as in all the ways he knows, inevitably, that he will. It's simple and it's too complex to ever explain, so he tucks his hands into his back pockets and just stands there, half shy.]
I meant to... call, but I was around and I thought I could just. Call. I'll—I can go if it's a bad time—
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[It's as simple as that, although there's the odd deja-vu of the date, there's the worry that he's somehow hurt her in ways he doesn't fully know about, as well as in all the ways he knows, inevitably, that he will. It's simple and it's too complex to ever explain, so he tucks his hands into his back pockets and just stands there, half shy.]
I meant to... call, but I was around and I thought I could just. Call. I'll—I can go if it's a bad time—