His lips slimmed to a thin line, nervous, almost quivering for the shivers that ran up his spine. "I'm sure I deserved all the bad that happened." he said, his jaw still clenched tight. "And I probably deserve more... involving any one in it would be selfish of me..."
They were talking side by side, but were on two different planets, weren't they? "I'm not sure how... but I probably mislead you... I'm not a good man, Charity..." he licked his lips. "There are others who deserve your attentions much more than me..." If Charity had slept with Sirius Black for example, they'd be an happy couple by now, wouldn't they? Or anyone really, anyone other than jaded Severus Snape.