She always felt uncomfortable and nervous when he just looked at her like that. It was like he was searching for something and she was always worried that he'd never find exactly what it was that he was looking for. She'd grown up knowing that on paper, they made a great match. Their families worked well together and would be even more powerful combined. They would go on to have pure children and since she and Clint had been raised nearly the same, their children would too. They were a smart as far as society was concerned as well as financially and politically. But she'd always sort of hoped that they'd be good together in other ways as well. Just because they had been contracted into this didn't mean that they couldn't both still fall in love with the other, right? Sure, it was a pretty out there wish, but it was one that Daphne had always had. But what if it didn't work out that way and they remained nothing more than just a business arrangement? That would break her heart.
She let out a small sigh as he held her, just enjoying the feel of his arms around her. When he said he was sorry, it took her a moment to remember why he was even saying that. Right. Because he'd nearly shagged some worthless slag. Because he'd gone out of his way to search for sex elsewhere and it was only after he'd started getting physical with the other girl that he'd thought to stop it. Her heart dropped when she thought about it and she figured it probably always would. At least he had stopped and she'd always be able to hold onto that. This time, at least. Only time would tell if he was truly sorry or not.
She frowned slightly when he said that he didn't deserve her. "No one deserves anybody," Daphne said with a small shake of her head. "I want to be with you. And I really want for you to want to be with me," she said with a small shrug. She knew that yeah, he was going to be with her no matter what since he was practically obligated to at this point. But she wanted him to want her in a different way, and while he'd already told her that he did, his actions thus far hadn't really backed up his claim much. At least not recently. If he made more of an attempt, then she would as well. Because really, both of them could be doing a better job of being with the other.