There might not be anything there that he needed to fix, but there was a lot that he wanted to. Especially when he realized how much of what there was here was him. "Anywhere. Seriously, just out of this town and somewhere I can take you to dinner, open doors for your, maybe kiss you in public and not worry about everyone else for a little while." Maybe it would knock some barriers down, but even saying that, he was half cringing at himself. Because he hated himself for needing it, or asking for it.
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