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Dallin was completely silent as Adam talked, now looking at his knees again. He knew most of what Adam told him. He knew that Louisa had a crush on him and that she was upset when she found out he had a girlfriend. She had told him that much. He, however, didn't quite get what Adam meant by 'a lot.' She couldn't like him that much if she kept avoiding him. *scoff*
He jerked his head up, his eyes widening when Adam admitted that it'd been his idea for Louisa to talk to him about the whole situation. He didn't really think that he deserved an apology, though, because what could Adam really apologize for? Giving Louisa advice? It's not like he knew how the girl would react to the answer to the question she asked. It was actually quite possible that Adam was just as clueless as Dallin was in this whole ordeal. Or maybe he wasn't. Who knew?
Painful? Dallin grimaced at the word. That sort of... changed his perspective of things. Was Louisa really in pain about it? Over a crush? It wasn't like Dallin was the only boy in the world, and he had even told Louisa that some guy would like her, some time. It just wasn't going to be him. Could that really be that painful? "I didn't realize my answer was that important," he muttered, not really talking to Adam, but just thinking aloud. "Is she still... upset about that?" Ya know, just to make sure she had a real reason to be mad at him.
When Adam finished he sat there for a couple of moments, letting Dallin process everything that he had just said. He couldn't really tell from Dallin's face whether this was information that he had already known, or at least assumed, or if this was entirely new information. Of course, he was sure that Dallin knew that Louisa liked him, but when Dallin finally did speak Adam realized what the problem was. Dallin had no concept of just how much Louisa liked him. It wasn't just some five second crush that she moved on from...she really liked him, and she really thought that there was something there. Of course, how would Adam be able to make Dallin see that? Perhaps he could use his own experience of Louisa shutting him down to try and put it in a way that Dallin could understand where Louisa was coming from.
Adam turned and looked at Dallin.
"I...uh...I don't know much about your side of things, since what I've heard has come from Louisa, and well...everyone has a different take on things. What I can tell you is that your answer basically shut down any chance of there ever being an opportunity for you and her to be...well...more." Adam let out a little sigh before continuing.
"I don't know, I mean, have you ever liked someone that hasn't liked you back in the same way? I'm sure you were nice about it to her, since you hardly seem like the kind of guy that would be mean, but really...rejection hurts no matter how kindly you word it." Adam was quiet again for a moment.
"I think, although she hasn't specifically said this to me, that maybe she is avoiding you so much because she's not really sure how to face you yet," Adam said with a little frown.
"And I'm not sure that she really knows what to do with the information that you've given her, but I do think that she's hurt, and somewhat angry."