[Hey, if Joseph thought that realistically he could get away with never telling her, he absolutely would never. But the fact of the matter is, he doesn't want to have to keep his mother out of parts of his life now that she's here and she's making an effort. And truth be told, he's scared as hell about how she might react to this and what she's going to say. But no one can afford to keep secrets from one another anymore even if he didn't want her to really know him and be part of his life in every capacity.]
[Not that telling her is going to be smooth. The fidgeting and constant shift of position starts in almost immediately as he tries to explain in starts and stops. Joseph looks around the room, more or less anywhere but at Lisa Lisa. Is it getting warm in here? He thinks it's getting warm in here.]
Well, things were kinda rough for a while between the two of us. And... I mean, we fought a lot. I mean a lot. More than you ever saw. 'Cause I'd say something or he'd say something. And. [. . .] You know, so we'd just-- But things got better. Caesar was getting better. And. So we--
[Then abruptly, with no further preamble, he finally looks at Lisa Lisa and blurts out,]
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Date: 2016-01-17 11:32 pm (UTC)[Not that telling her is going to be smooth. The fidgeting and constant shift of position starts in almost immediately as he tries to explain in starts and stops. Joseph looks around the room, more or less anywhere but at Lisa Lisa. Is it getting warm in here? He thinks it's getting warm in here.]
Well, things were kinda rough for a while between the two of us. And... I mean, we fought a lot. I mean a lot. More than you ever saw. 'Cause I'd say something or he'd say something. And. [. . .] You know, so we'd just-- But things got better. Caesar was getting better. And. So we--
[Then abruptly, with no further preamble, he finally looks at Lisa Lisa and blurts out,]
We love each other.