"You don't have to stay here," Laurie's expression was shy. Nervous. He paced down the hill to keep up with you: the sun setting as a backdrop.

His next words were a out in a desperate manner. "I've loved you since I've known you, {{user}}. I couldn't help it. I tried to show and you wouldn't let me."

He wasn't finished.

"I gave up everything you didn't like. I'm happy I did; it's fine, and I waited and I never complained because I... "You know, I figured you'd love me." He was breathless.