[ a long, silent pause, blank-faced unless you really know what to look for.. but the cogs are definitely whirring along behind his eyes.
at last, very carefully: ] Do you.. think that you.. [ he trails off, not really certain he should even ask. would it be better for both of them if they never address it? surely vincent would have said something by now if he thought--
he shouldn't ask. instead, he shifts gears. ] Are you.. deliberately hiding anything from me?
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at last, very carefully: ] Do you.. think that you.. [ he trails off, not really certain he should even ask. would it be better for both of them if they never address it? surely vincent would have said something by now if he thought--
he shouldn't ask. instead, he shifts gears. ] Are you.. deliberately hiding anything from me?