Somebody like me

Carson doesn’t drop his stare from the sky. “Maybe.” He thinks for a minute, not even sure why he’s still talking. He really should just shut up. But something pushes him further.

“I’m sorry if what I did tonight misled you…but you should know that your assumption was a true judgment call of who I am…there was a reason the other guys weren’t surprised. I may not have done anything with Ashlyn tonight, but…”

He lets his phrase slide, wondering why he’s choosing his words so carefully. “Look it’s not like she was the first, nor would my actions have been the first, had I not given her that shot. And…I’m sorry you care because you’re something special…and there’s only disappointment in it for someone who runs after somebody like me.”