What was she talking about? Brian frowned and put his hands in the air, a 'whoa' gesture because he had stumbled into a mine field without meaning to, again. Was he the most offensive person on the planet or something? This marked the third time in one night that Valerie had retreated from him, emotionally or physically.
"Why didn't I bring up Julianna then?" He was lost. He laughed but it was a noise of desperation.
"Do you have any idea how many things I wanted to say after you unloaded on me up there? I thought that's what we were supposed to do now. Talk. So I am talking. I'm telling you everything, but it's just freaking you out and making you think I'm keeping things from you. How--?" He broke off because the logic was lost on him.
He squeezed the back of his neck, a nervous habit.
"Look. I'm not keeping anything from you. I just found out what Julianna is. I thought she was some language professor, until I overheard an argument between her and Holly. You called yourself a girl who kills vampires, she used the word slayer to describe the same thing. I put two and two together and got four. Cian accidentally caught me practicing, which you told me to do. I thought I was alone, but the guy came out of nowhere, so that's how he found out... And no, Valerie. I don't run around blasting your name, except when I'm bragging about how great you are."
Brian's fingers dug into his palms, the rein on his emotions drawing tigher.
"You can't seriously be mad at me for learning things when you weren't around. I can't throw a rock lately without hitting somebody with magic powers."
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on 2013-11-05 09:10 pm (UTC)"Why didn't I bring up Julianna then?" He was lost. He laughed but it was a noise of desperation.
"Do you have any idea how many things I wanted to say after you unloaded on me up there? I thought that's what we were supposed to do now. Talk. So I am talking. I'm telling you everything, but it's just freaking you out and making you think I'm keeping things from you. How--?" He broke off because the logic was lost on him.
He squeezed the back of his neck, a nervous habit.
"Look. I'm not keeping anything from you. I just found out what Julianna is. I thought she was some language professor, until I overheard an argument between her and Holly. You called yourself a girl who kills vampires, she used the word slayer to describe the same thing. I put two and two together and got four. Cian accidentally caught me practicing, which you told me to do. I thought I was alone, but the guy came out of nowhere, so that's how he found out... And no, Valerie. I don't run around blasting your name, except when I'm bragging about how great you are."
Brian's fingers dug into his palms, the rein on his emotions drawing tigher.
"You can't seriously be mad at me for learning things when you weren't around. I can't throw a rock lately without hitting somebody with magic powers."