Fear and disappointment were swiftly taking a backseat to anger. She needed to back away, cool off, approach this from another angle, but instead she launched headfirst into a potential argument.
"Don't be condescending. I do not comprehend...bull. Fucking. Shit. You lied to us, Leita. You lied to me. Look at this from my perspective. If nothing else, you owe me an explanation, and I know damn well sure that you have answers. What are you afraid of?"
Darcy laughed quietly, spreading her arms to indicate the flat itself, or perhaps the contents therein. "That you won't meet our standards? Give me a break. You've just spent, what, two months with us? After all that time, you can't bring yourself to tell me anything? Look dude, I don't care if you have family issues - join the fucking club - or if you failed out of college, or if you shoplifted as a kid. I'm not here to judge you.
"I just want..." Here, she faltered. What, exactly, did she want from him? He had admitted to his lie instead of doubling down. She sucked in a breath, letting her arms drop to her sides.
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Fear and disappointment were swiftly taking a backseat to anger. She needed to back away, cool off, approach this from another angle, but instead she launched headfirst into a potential argument.
"Don't be condescending. I do not comprehend...bull. Fucking. Shit. You lied to us, Leita. You lied to me. Look at this from my perspective. If nothing else, you owe me an explanation, and I know damn well sure that you have answers. What are you afraid of?"
Darcy laughed quietly, spreading her arms to indicate the flat itself, or perhaps the contents therein. "That you won't meet our standards? Give me a break. You've just spent, what, two months with us? After all that time, you can't bring yourself to tell me anything? Look dude, I don't care if you have family issues - join the fucking club - or if you failed out of college, or if you shoplifted as a kid. I'm not here to judge you.
"I just want..." Here, she faltered. What, exactly, did she want from him? He had admitted to his lie instead of doubling down. She sucked in a breath, letting her arms drop to her sides.
"...give me a reason to trust you."