[ Self-deprecation and Peter go hand in hand, and it's been long enough in their friendship that she recognises what it means when he opts for that response. She's trying to be gentle about it, really. There's a degree of carefulness required when dealing with Peter; that she has to be gentle with him sometimes.
But she knows she also can't change herself for that, either. It's difficult to navigate, but not off-putting. He's worth the trouble. ]
That's not quite true, though.
[ She's maybe not just talking about her, but in general. There are other people in his life in Deerington who don't view their relationship with him as some kind of burden on them. People like Louis, and Ben. And those are just people she knows, and knew.
But getting back to her own part in this: ]
So I suppose it takes me back to my first question: what if someone did? Want you, I mean.
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But she knows she also can't change herself for that, either. It's difficult to navigate, but not off-putting. He's worth the trouble. ]
That's not quite true, though.
[ She's maybe not just talking about her, but in general. There are other people in his life in Deerington who don't view their relationship with him as some kind of burden on them. People like Louis, and Ben. And those are just people she knows, and knew.
But getting back to her own part in this: ]
So I suppose it takes me back to my first question: what if someone did? Want you, I mean.