The way that she responded took the decision right out of his hands: their conversation was apparently over, not progressing somewhere else. That was probably for the best, but he couldn't help once again feeling guilty at the expression on her face or her tone.
"I, uhm — yeah," he fumbled. "You, too. I, uh — let's not — let's talk again soon," he said. "Especially if — keep me posted about Elliott. And, I mean —" What, exactly, did he mean? "— we could — talk about other things, too," he concluded; his cheeks flushed slightly at what a mess he'd made of that entire communication.
"I, uhm — yeah," he fumbled. "You, too. I, uh — let's not — let's talk again soon," he said. "Especially if — keep me posted about Elliott. And, I mean —" What, exactly, did he mean? "— we could — talk about other things, too," he concluded; his cheeks flushed slightly at what a mess he'd made of that entire communication.
MJ made this <3