Re: In-person: Cris/Sam
It's not about the reactin' bad, necessarily. It's because sometimes, people ain't in a position, mental or physical or emotional, to hear somethin'. And tellin' them then is not just pointless, but can be cruel. ¿Entiendes? What use woulda it-a been, if I'd told you the stuff that would make you more anxious 'bout somethin' you're terrified of? It wouldn'tna helped, and I thought it was important for you to feel good about the baby, least once. For your sake as much as Joey's. [Maybe it's too much honesty. He hopes not.
But, he don't forget she wanted to ask something, and as the downpour warms his skin, her lips a wanted baptism, he shifts his palms from her back to cup her face.] Sam. I can tell when you're avoidin' something. [And in answer to her question.] I didn't know it, 'til you hugged me, that I needed it, huh? I can thank you for that.