[At this close distance, Lisbeth stares back into his eyes. She's never felt more insecure than when it comes to loving him. She wasn't insecure about her feelings; she was insecure about whether Jesse felt loved or not. He's extremely important to her and she wouldn't let anything - or anyone - sway her in a different way. Lisbeth leans her face into Jesse's hand.]
[He doesn't even know what he's trying to say. It just seems better for her when she's away from him. The way everything is better for Andrea and Brock without him.]
I like it when you're getting stuff done. I don't wanna be the one that's stopping you.
[Their contrasting ideas of what this relationship should be would always exist. Lisbeth felt she needed to be by his side constantly, Jesse felt that was a danger to her. It's not the first time they came to an impasse with this discussion. It happened all the time. She reaches up and gently touches his chin with her finger.]
[It was strange to have someone else so invested in what she was doing. Well, there was that one time Mikael seemed to marvel at it, but that was neither here nor there. She reaches forward and kisses the corner of Jesse's mouth.]
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But I want to look out for you.
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[He doesn't even know what he's trying to say. It just seems better for her when she's away from him. The way everything is better for Andrea and Brock without him.]
I like it when you're getting stuff done. I don't wanna be the one that's stopping you.
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You can't tell me you find computer science sexy.
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[Is he joking? Is he not? Well, at least he's smiling again.]
Seriously, the best thing is just... just knowing you're doing good. Don't let me drag you down, 'cause I love it when you're kicking ass.
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