Oh yeah, because everyone knows that when people show no emotion it means they have no emotion. Whatever. After this he was pretty sure he could go back to ignoring it all over again and starting anew. He had to. This? This whole thing could not get to him. He wasn't going to let it.
Why anyone ever let anyone else ‘in’ seemed ridiculous to him. Maybe that's what half his problem was here, even if Marlene had said it before it didn't mean he'd really listened. Nate didn't let people in and whether he chose to admit it or not it was probably a defence mechanism. Although, one shouldn't confuse all this with him being a good guy. He really wasn't. He would do and cause as much shit as he possibly could it's just somewhere along the line he'd made a wrong turn and ended up here. Somewhere he was certain he was not meant to be. That was all bullshit anyway. Destiny and stuff, but all that's another story.
"Yeah, yeah, you actually care about me yadda yadda. You've already given me that talk before. And..." he started, shaking his head slightly at her. "You know, just because something is hard for you doesn't mean you'll get anything good out of it. So just because you don't usually ask for forgiveness does not mean you'll get it from me," said harshly? Maybe just a little. Or a lot.
Oh good Lord if she started to cry he really would get in his car and drive away. Crying girls were the worst and unless he was going to get something fantastic out of it (which obviously he wouldn't here) there was just no way he'd put up with it. All his could do was raise his eyebrows at her. What. The. Fuck. She was making no sense. He's allowed to feel what he's feeling but he shouldn't? Is that what she meant?
... You know, he couldn't even be bothered to ask her right now. "Well it's just too bad I'm already doing it then, huh?" With another slight shake of his head he sighed. "Why hold back, Marlene? Huh? Why?" Yeah he was angry, but like she said he had every right to be and he wasn't even showing half of it right now. "If you want to say it then say it because I don't want to stand here much longer." And if she knew him at all she knew he really would just up and leave. He was far too pissed off right now to be thinking like anything of his normal self.