Did he? [He huffs a laugh, more like a forced breath.] He's just the latest in a line.
[And it's own fucking fault for letting himself have any sentiment or expectation or, God forbid, hope. All of that is pointless here, and it's just been proven over and over again.]
I'll find another sub, and I'm sure they'll fuck off at the end of their contract, too.
[Because he can't keep anyone here. He can't make it work the way he did in Henriette and he has no other way to build relationships. The thing he had going for him back there was there was nowhere else to fucking go. Three of the subs he had already had their eye on someone else before the contracts even ran out. He eases lower again, bracing one hand against Derek's shoulder so he doesn't just run into him.]
There is obviously nothing here worth hanging around for.
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Did he? [He huffs a laugh, more like a forced breath.] He's just the latest in a line.
[And it's own fucking fault for letting himself have any sentiment or expectation or, God forbid, hope. All of that is pointless here, and it's just been proven over and over again.]
I'll find another sub, and I'm sure they'll fuck off at the end of their contract, too.
[Because he can't keep anyone here. He can't make it work the way he did in Henriette and he has no other way to build relationships. The thing he had going for him back there was there was nowhere else to fucking go. Three of the subs he had already had their eye on someone else before the contracts even ran out. He eases lower again, bracing one hand against Derek's shoulder so he doesn't just run into him.]
There is obviously nothing here worth hanging around for.
[And it's fine. Whatever. He'll fucking live.]