Originally Posted by CreativeAllie18

Adam could tell that Dallin was trying to figure out what how to say what he was trying to, so while he did that Adam preoccupied himself with the end of one of the sleeves of his robe. When Dallin finally did speak Adam looked at him. He opened his mouth to respond to his first question, but closed it when Dallin started to speak again. He waited until he was sure Dallin was done speaking before he was silent for a couple of moments, wondering how to word this. Adam owed courtesy to Louisa who he knew much better than Dallin, but at the same time Adam was getting the impression that Louisa wasn't really all that happy about her current status with Dallin. They had been friends before, right? And Adam and Louisa had found a way to be friends despite her liking someone else that wasn't him, so the same could be possible for her and Dallin, right?

"I do know what's wrong," Adam said with a little nod before shifting in his seat slightly. "You seem like a nice guy Dallin, at least from the little I've spoken with you, so...if you agree to a sort of "guy's code" here I'm willing to fill you in on what I know." Adam looked at Dallin, making sure that the boy was on the same page as him before he continued. "The truth is that...uh...Louisa likes you...a lot," Adam said, emphasizing the end so that Dallin would understand that he meant she likes him as more than a friend. "And I think she's struggling emotionally right now, because she was confused at how you and Ellie became an item when she thought you weren't interested in anyone." Adam shifted his glance down for a moment before looking up at Dallin again. He hoped that he was describing Louisa's feelings in a way that she would find acceptable.

"When I met her over the summer I was getting the impression that she was stuck as to how to approach you about the whole thing." Adam figured there wasn't really a need for him to elaborate on how Louisa put him up on a pedestal, because in all honesty that made her seem like a lovestruck teenager and not a mature girl, and Louisa was definitely the latter. "Perhaps I owe you an apology, because I was the one that suggested that she come and talk to you. I thought maybe if she told you how she felt, that maybe it would help her...but...um...your answer ended up being more painful than I think I had been anticipating." Adam gave Dallin an apologetic frown. He had really been trying to help Louisa, but unfortunately he felt like he had made matters worse.