Cameron let out an exasperated sigh, threw his shoulders up into a massive, exasperated shrug, and shook his head. Clearly she had no idea how she sounded either, thinking it was her job to fix everything and hold everyone together. Didn't she understand that he and Alice just... didn't want to talk anymore? Was that too difficult to understand, or was she still grasping onto the idea that they could return to the friend group they'd been before emotions and jealousy began invading every crevice, sometimes for the best but also sometimes for the worst?
"You haven't done anything wrong, Sloane," he insisted, grasping for her hand. She was upset, he was upset, apparently Alice was upset, and now they were standing here, on St. Valentine's Day, fighting because of it. "You haven't done anything wrong, and it's not fair that you're in the middle of it. If - if I'd know how everyone was going to react...." He'd have done, what? Stopped himself before he'd admitted his feelings for Sloane? He knew that wasn't true; he loved her, and he meant it, and just because she thought it too early didn't make the feelings any less intense. Even if they'd never started sneaking around in the shadows, those feelings would have shown up eventually, right?
"I don't want you to be angry, but I just don't want to be around her right now. Are you telling me that we can't be happy unless I fix things with her? Is that it?" Because if it was, he wasn't sure they would ever be happy. Of course, he could make an effort. He could go to Alice and say sorry, but there was no guarantee she'd accept an apology or apologize in return. Why did Alice suddenly pull so much weight in Sloane's mind? So much weight in their relationship?
"You haven't done anything wrong, Sloane," he insisted, grasping for her hand. She was upset, he was upset, apparently Alice was upset, and now they were standing here, on St. Valentine's Day, fighting because of it. "You haven't done anything wrong, and it's not fair that you're in the middle of it. If - if I'd know how everyone was going to react...." He'd have done, what? Stopped himself before he'd admitted his feelings for Sloane? He knew that wasn't true; he loved her, and he meant it, and just because she thought it too early didn't make the feelings any less intense. Even if they'd never started sneaking around in the shadows, those feelings would have shown up eventually, right?
"I don't want you to be angry, but I just don't want to be around her right now. Are you telling me that we can't be happy unless I fix things with her? Is that it?" Because if it was, he wasn't sure they would ever be happy. Of course, he could make an effort. He could go to Alice and say sorry, but there was no guarantee she'd accept an apology or apologize in return. Why did Alice suddenly pull so much weight in Sloane's mind? So much weight in their relationship?
