You see one on me. Maybe more than one... Edgeworth closed his eyes and turned away for a moment, not bothering to hide the surprise and confusion on his face. "I..." He stopped, breath catching in his throat, and swallowed thickly.
"I can't keep my voice steady because...the moment I realized what was going on, I..." He didn't open his eyes, but he turned his face towards Phoenix again. He didn't want to look at those eyes, not when they were focused like that, not when the truth of it all was so intimate.
"I was terrified. I didn't know what they were going to do to you, and I...I honestly thought I might open that door and find you dead on an operating table. Or worse, so close to death that I couldn't do anything about it," he said, in a quiet voice. "And...before that. I...I didn't know what the voice was reacting to soon enough. Dammit, I..."
His voice trembled again, and he had to wait until he was sure the words wouldn't come out with tears. "I didn't get there soon enough. If I had, if I'd listened sooner..."
Re: Inside M92
"I can't keep my voice steady because...the moment I realized what was going on, I..." He didn't open his eyes, but he turned his face towards Phoenix again. He didn't want to look at those eyes, not when they were focused like that, not when the truth of it all was so intimate.
"I was terrified. I didn't know what they were going to do to you, and I...I honestly thought I might open that door and find you dead on an operating table. Or worse, so close to death that I couldn't do anything about it," he said, in a quiet voice. "And...before that. I...I didn't know what the voice was reacting to soon enough. Dammit, I..."
His voice trembled again, and he had to wait until he was sure the words wouldn't come out with tears. "I didn't get there soon enough. If I had, if I'd listened sooner..."