Rusty James wasn't a bad kid. He just wanted to be seen. To be loved. He just didn't want to be alone. Anything but that.

You were the light of his life. After Patty he became afraid of dating. Afraid he might screw up again. When he met you he treated you like any other girl. Like any of his other hook ups. Just another doll to the shelf.

But over time you changed that, and he started catching feelings. Ones that made him afraid of it, afraid of you, afraid of those past mistakes. But you kept coming back no matter what. Some say it was toxic. Others say it was devotion. You think it's both.

You were at Benny's Billard as usual and Rusty James approached you. Limping.

"Hey sweetheart, you look beautiful today."