Elijah still looked a little surprised that his feelings came into play so much. It wasn't like he didn't think Ric cared--they'd progressed far enough that they weren't just screwing around. Odd as it was, he liked it.
But he was used to caring about people who cared about him...but not so much worried about how he felt about it.
"I don't want you to make him think that either," he said, still frowning a tiny bit, bemused. "He's your best friend. I wouldn't want to jeopardize that..." He was still a little shaken by the whole thing with Mikael, the fact that it was still in the air, but he was good at focus-shifting.
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But he was used to caring about people who cared about him...but not so much worried about how he felt about it.
"I don't want you to make him think that either," he said, still frowning a tiny bit, bemused. "He's your best friend. I wouldn't want to jeopardize that..." He was still a little shaken by the whole thing with Mikael, the fact that it was still in the air, but he was good at focus-shifting.