I would say it makes us even more perfect for each other, and if I can only have one perfect thing in my life, I am quite happy with it being this. [Diarmuid pauses suddenly, unease filling his eyes.]
Is...it really okay for me to let her go like this? She needs so much help, but all I do just makes things worse. Maybe if we had met differently... Maybe if I hadn't been sick...
[He sighs and shakes his head.]
Sorry, I'm doing it again. It's just...so much of my time here has been dedicated to getting stronger and to learning to stand on my own next to someone--next to you--instead of behind. I...don't think she likes that. It might sound weird, but I think she needed me to need her to prove something about our love had been true. She acted so differently toward me when I was sick...
But, I don't need her now. Not like she wants me to need her...
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[Diarmuid pauses suddenly, unease filling his eyes.]
Is...it really okay for me to let her go like this? She needs so much help, but all I do just makes things worse. Maybe if we had met differently... Maybe if I hadn't been sick...
[He sighs and shakes his head.]
Sorry, I'm doing it again. It's just...so much of my time here has been dedicated to getting stronger and to learning to stand on my own next to someone--next to you--instead of behind. I...don't think she likes that. It might sound weird, but I think she needed me to need her to prove something about our love had been true. She acted so differently toward me when I was sick...
But, I don't need her now. Not like she wants me to need her...