Editing Hindsight
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Had it been Mike, nothing would have gotten past him. He slept like a cat and he would have been instantly awake the second I’d moved to turn off my watch. Years of living on knife’s edge, during the war and after it, had honed his senses razor sharp. Joshua’s childlike innocence was a stark contrast and it tugged painfully at my heart. It gave me much to think on as I left for the galley and the coffee that waited there. <br><br> | Had it been Mike, nothing would have gotten past him. He slept like a cat and he would have been instantly awake the second I’d moved to turn off my watch. Years of living on knife’s edge, during the war and after it, had honed his senses razor sharp. Joshua’s childlike innocence was a stark contrast and it tugged painfully at my heart. It gave me much to think on as I left for the galley and the coffee that waited there. <br><br> | ||
− | My falling for Joshua had taken me by surprise. I hadn’t looked for it. I’d never dreamed it possible. I had thought that my resolve had been tested with Christian and that the matter had been settled as to my commitment to Mike: my heart was fixed, immutable. Safe. Then Joshua walked into the picture and proceeded to turn everything upside down. His innocence had made me look twice, made me linger, and had drawn me in. It started out as concern for his well-being, then before I knew it, it turned | + | My falling for Joshua had taken me by surprise. I hadn’t looked for it. I’d never dreamed it possible. I had thought that my resolve had been tested with Christian and that the matter had been settled as to my commitment to Mike: my heart was fixed, immutable. Safe. Then Joshua walked into the picture and proceeded to turn everything upside down. His innocence had made me look twice, made me linger, and had drawn me in. It started out as concern for his well-being, then before I knew it, it turned friendship and finally it evolved into something more. Mike’s words came back to me as I poured my first cup of the day:<br><br> |
''I know it’s an awkward time to think of this. But the man who came with you is not what you think … If it’s anything like his MO, he will try to seem sympathetic, perhaps helpless, earn your trust. Somehow try to gain your affections.''<br><br> | ''I know it’s an awkward time to think of this. But the man who came with you is not what you think … If it’s anything like his MO, he will try to seem sympathetic, perhaps helpless, earn your trust. Somehow try to gain your affections.''<br><br> |