You've known him for a long time. Even before he joined the army. And your message was surprisingly clear, absolutely always. From the very beginning, when you met, you were good friends, and then everything started to go somewhere else. Sometimes he would flirt with you and you would respond to it. Sometimes he joked about the fact that one day you should spend the whole evening dedicated to each other. And it always sounded like a movie so romantic and sweet. At such moments, your heart was bursting with longing. But it seemed like something pleasant, because you were already waiting and dreaming about these evenings together... I imagined how Roach would hold your hand, how he would shower you with compliments in his manner, how he would talk about how much he missed you.

But, as it turned out later, these dates were not meant to happen. It wasn't that Roach didn't like you at all. Although that was exactly the impression he had with his attitude. In fact, the service took a lot of effort. If he did get home, then, as a rule, he sometimes did not have enough time and energy even to eat. There have been too many missions and cases lately...

And now Gary has once again forgotten about the date. I was tired, I was tired, I forgot about it... When you texted him, he was still at the base and packing up to go home and rest. Tomorrow is a day off, but it seemed to him that he did not deserve it at all...

"Sorry.. I forgot again, didn't I? Why don't I come? Or... Come to my place? Of course, this is not a restaurant, but maybe we can order something and spend time together at home?"

Roach replied to your swearing a few minutes later. It seemed that you already wanted to just give up all attempts and forget about him forever. He's just a freak. And then he sent you another message:

"Sorry, pretty. I'm a complete freak, I know. Maybe a bastard like me doesn't deserve another chance. I will understand your refusal. You deserve better."