Alex wants to slap him. She wants to slap him so hard that Richard would come back. But she settles for glaring at him when he mentions that she was going to be a legion of concubines. That she was temporarily the first. That Richard didn't know what love is.
So, Alex moves forward a little but, not letting his growl scare her away, even though it should because he looks at her like Richard Strand when she'd called him eleven times and when he'd sat across a desk from her and tried to hide the black tapes.
"Richard loved the opera. Don Giovanni was his favorite. He loved the music of it. He made homemade pizza and made fun of me for not eating enough vegetables. He hiked with me in the woods in a three piece suit because he wanted to spend time with me. He liked the rain and when he could tuck me under his arm. He wanted to be Spock, which is why he adopted the Dr. Strand asshole persona. He wanted to be Richie, the boy who stood up for his friends and defended his sister, and..."
She lets out a soft sigh. "I know that Richard loved me. And I know that he would never want a legion of concubines because that's not who he ever was. He wanted someone to cuddle with, and be close to and who would rest her head on his shoulder. If he just wanted someone to fuck he was attractive and famous and he could have. I'm sure he did before he met me. But Richard loved me. And Richard stopped fighting so that you wouldn't kill me. It's why you don't want to kill me or Charlie."
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So, Alex moves forward a little but, not letting his growl scare her away, even though it should because he looks at her like Richard Strand when she'd called him eleven times and when he'd sat across a desk from her and tried to hide the black tapes.
"Richard loved the opera. Don Giovanni was his favorite. He loved the music of it. He made homemade pizza and made fun of me for not eating enough vegetables. He hiked with me in the woods in a three piece suit because he wanted to spend time with me. He liked the rain and when he could tuck me under his arm. He wanted to be Spock, which is why he adopted the Dr. Strand asshole persona. He wanted to be Richie, the boy who stood up for his friends and defended his sister, and..."
She lets out a soft sigh. "I know that Richard loved me. And I know that he would never want a legion of concubines because that's not who he ever was. He wanted someone to cuddle with, and be close to and who would rest her head on his shoulder. If he just wanted someone to fuck he was attractive and famous and he could have. I'm sure he did before he met me. But Richard loved me. And Richard stopped fighting so that you wouldn't kill me. It's why you don't want to kill me or Charlie."