~~~ "She bats those dark lashes and hearts just melt." Rez laughed, and then he gave her a bit of a squeeze as he added, "Just like her mama." He savored the affection while she was giving it, having missed that sort of intimacy, the kind you couldn't really get from a one night stand, the kind he was too scared to get from Riley. "I'm no good for him," he said softly. And what she said was a huge part of the reason. "No, prolly not. I love women too much but...." He frowned a little and added, "I wasn't entirely happy just bein' with Lily either." ~~~ River laughed and nodded. "They really do! I bet she had you guys running around doing whatever she wanted because she was so damn adorable." River blushed when he complimented her and then bit her lip. Sometimes compliments just hit her, like this one did and they meant a lot...like this one did. "I doubt that, because I think you're awesome but he seems...how do I put it...waaaay out of your league. Mine too." River squeezed his hand as he talked and raised an eyebrow. "With Lily or a girl..did you cheat on her?" there was no judgement in River's voice, it was just a question. ~~~ "Pretty much, yeah. And Charlie..." He shook his head. "I think Ethan has a crush on her." He exhaled a laugh though he was inwardly thinking dear god not another one. Of course Ethan was just a child and little boys had crushes on pretty much any pretty girl they met, and Charlie was definitely pretty. "He is outta my league. But I'm just.. he's... I dunno." He exhaled a sigh and shook his head. "I dunno." It was hard to explain without getting too in depth and he didn't wanna do that. "No. No, I never cheated on her, just.... I dunno." He exhaled a breath and ran a hand through his hair. "That was just.. a fucked up and complicated situation to begin with and I could.. explain it to you but then..." He laughed. "You might run outta here screamin' cuz you'd think I was insane." ~~~ River laughed softly and nodded. "Oh I'm sure he does, if he starts bringing her presents than yeah he has a crush on her. Of course his presents are usually bugs, rocks, occasional flower. That's why I call him bug, he's obsessed with bugs; if you haven't figured it out already since he sleeps with a stuffed grasshopper." River drew her finger over the back of Rez's hand in a random pattern as he talked, she was listening, wanting him to say everything he needed to say. "something between you two clicked and it never unclicked?" River asked as she lifted her head and smiled at him. "You don't have to explain all that to me now, and I doubt I would think you're insane. I'm just starting to learn that things of legends are actually real...that alone is kinda a freak out."