Suddenly, Raylan was very happy that he'd asked this question while he was on the date with Malcolm. It stepped them right over any of the normal platitudes that Malcolm had no doubt heard before. No matter how earnestly meant, Raylan knew how they could sting.
His face stayed steady and studious, pinching faintly in sympathy until the end. Raylan had spent all his time hiding where he'd come from, what kind of people he was related to. Here was, of course, different, but the lack of relation stood. He couldn't imagine what that must be like. But at the end of Malcolm's story, the faint pinch furrowed further and he nodded a bit as he stared down at his sandwich for a second.
"I wish I had somethin' reassurin' to say but I can see why she might not reply." Accidental murder attempts tended to put people off. That wasn't second date material and fear was a powerful thing.
"I will say that you won't be havin' to worry about that with me at least," he offered with a soft, hesitant smile over. "Unless you've got someone locked in an attic I don't know about. Then we might have a problem." He was teasing, he swears!
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His face stayed steady and studious, pinching faintly in sympathy until the end. Raylan had spent all his time hiding where he'd come from, what kind of people he was related to. Here was, of course, different, but the lack of relation stood. He couldn't imagine what that must be like. But at the end of Malcolm's story, the faint pinch furrowed further and he nodded a bit as he stared down at his sandwich for a second.
"I wish I had somethin' reassurin' to say but I can see why she might not reply." Accidental murder attempts tended to put people off. That wasn't second date material and fear was a powerful thing.
"I will say that you won't be havin' to worry about that with me at least," he offered with a soft, hesitant smile over. "Unless you've got someone locked in an attic I don't know about. Then we might have a problem." He was teasing, he swears!