Jim's eyebrows both go up in surprise at John's response. "It is?"
The answer comes quickly, thoughtlessly, and Jim very nearly asks why-- but he knows why. Jim did betray his trust, after all, took something intimate they had and shared it with someone else. Regardless of who that someone else was, and the reasons for it, he did it anyway.
It's still a painful thing, to hear that John won't forgive him, that he's cutting him out of his life just like that. Tangled mess of feelings aside, John is such a close friend to him, the closest along with Mary in this place, and to lose him cuts deep and hurts too much. But he can't blame him for not wanting to have anything to do with him anymore.
"I see," he mutters, trying not to look or sound like he's falling apart on the inside. His gaze falls, unable to meet John's eyes anymore. "Will you please, at least... not cut Mary out? You're a dear friend to her, and she cares about you a lot. And here, she's..."
He doesn't want to use the word 'lonely', but lacking in people she can trust and confide in, definitely. He ends up not specifying, flicking his gaze briefly to meet John's. "I'd hate to be the reason why she'd lose someone close to her."
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The answer comes quickly, thoughtlessly, and Jim very nearly asks why-- but he knows why. Jim did betray his trust, after all, took something intimate they had and shared it with someone else. Regardless of who that someone else was, and the reasons for it, he did it anyway.
It's still a painful thing, to hear that John won't forgive him, that he's cutting him out of his life just like that. Tangled mess of feelings aside, John is such a close friend to him, the closest along with Mary in this place, and to lose him cuts deep and hurts too much. But he can't blame him for not wanting to have anything to do with him anymore.
"I see," he mutters, trying not to look or sound like he's falling apart on the inside. His gaze falls, unable to meet John's eyes anymore. "Will you please, at least... not cut Mary out? You're a dear friend to her, and she cares about you a lot. And here, she's..."
He doesn't want to use the word 'lonely', but lacking in people she can trust and confide in, definitely. He ends up not specifying, flicking his gaze briefly to meet John's. "I'd hate to be the reason why she'd lose someone close to her."