[Breath escapes him as she speaks, because it was more than he expected to hear, and yet it was everything he'd wanted. It was complicated, that much he was sure of, and he didn't know if he could call it love just yet, but maybe it could be, when they both didn't have all these things around to make it harder for them.
But he wanted to try. Maybe she did too, even with Tyler here.]
Then don't.
[He just didn't want to get his hopes up. Not after what happened the last time he fell for a girl.
His hand slipped to cradle her hair, and he wanted to kiss her. The sight of the black band around his wrist stopped him, though, knowing what would happen if he did.]