Re: [The Bridge over the River: Patrick/Newt]
I know you have. Adrian has hopes, man, and he will continue to have hopes, but I do not think you have given these to him. [Patrick knew his bro was obsessed, and he did not comprehend how this worked. But he did not need to comprehend; these were Adrian's feelings. But one things was certain, man:] If you are terrified, then you must stop talking to him, Newt. Now. Not a week from now or a month from now. That is not the same as just getting upset by the dude. All right? It sounds as if this is much worse than I believed it to be. [He would have a talk with Adrian about it when he returned, though he did not say this.
He tugged Newt closer, then, and he let go of Newt's arm when the dude was done touching his chin (which he did not draw away from) and speaking of overstepping.] I am glad you do not feel as you do with Adrian. But, man, take some time, all right? I did not realize you were as negatively impacted by Adrian as you are. Being frightened and not knowing your own thoughts when he speaks, those are most troublesome things. [He did not want to somehow force his own will on this dude, and he had not thought it possible until this conversation. Newt was not, he did not believe, a weak person, so the fact that he felt these things made Patrick realize this had been a most terrible situation for him.] I am fine, dude. [Man, comparatively speaking his own situation felt insignificant.] Come on. I will walk you back before I go. I can bid Rufus farewell.