Well, now Elle's getting choked up! She runs a hand through her hair.
"I just... don't like seeing you hurting, especially if you don't have to," because sometimes the hurting is just the reality of their lives.
"I didn't want to put pressure on you to use it if you don't want to, but clearly I ended up getting a little ahead of myself," she laughs a little wetly and gestures at the note. It basically says everything she already did, albeit more eloquently and couched in numerous qualifying statements.
Elle looks at Dan in surprise. If there's anything she was expecting, that wasn't it. She bites back the instinctual response of "you don't have to" because she knows it's not necessary. Dan is well-aware of his responsibilities and if he has something to give her, she will treasure it.
"Pretty sure it's never too early for Christmas in this place," she jokes instead.
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"I just... don't like seeing you hurting, especially if you don't have to," because sometimes the hurting is just the reality of their lives.
"I didn't want to put pressure on you to use it if you don't want to, but clearly I ended up getting a little ahead of myself," she laughs a little wetly and gestures at the note. It basically says everything she already did, albeit more eloquently and couched in numerous qualifying statements.
Elle looks at Dan in surprise. If there's anything she was expecting, that wasn't it. She bites back the instinctual response of "you don't have to" because she knows it's not necessary. Dan is well-aware of his responsibilities and if he has something to give her, she will treasure it.
"Pretty sure it's never too early for Christmas in this place," she jokes instead.