She took a few steps closer to him, awkward yes. But more than anything she wanted to be near him, he said he didn't pity her, said he was here cause he wanted to be. But then why did nothing happen.
"It has to be" she told him, confused.
"It has to be pity, or why else would you..."
He liked seeing her. All the complicated feelings aside she was pleased about that, because she liked seeing him too. But was she happy just to leave it at that, 'like', with all that had happened between them. Was 'like' enough to deal with.
"What do you feel you should do about it?" she asked him, stepping a little closer, into arms reach. "I suppose the visits mean you have options"