After some time I decided to break the tension. I was done fighting and with so little time left to spend with him I really didn’t want to leave on bad terms. Who knows when we will see each other again after this trip. “I was jealous.” I said eventually.
“I can tell.” He said propping himself up on one elbow and looking at me. I rolled my eyes.
“No, I was jealous of how happy you seemed coming back from that run, from time with her. She went on about how much it relaxed you, let you blow off steam. It just made me feel like being here…I’m a burden. I’m making it harder for you and there she was making it easier.” We locked eyes. I wanted to read his expression, tell for myself if he agreed or was going to try smooth it over.
“It is hard with you here,” he said without flinching. I fel
