Speech Only

No narration. Just speech.

True Love

"I love you."

"Thanks."

"Thanks?"

"Thank you?"

"I said I love you."

"I know. I was there."

"Don't you love me too?"

"You know I care for you."

"But do you love me?"

"How can I answer that now? If I say no, you'll think I've been messing with you, or that I'm not as invested in this relationship as you are. If I say yes, you'll think I'm just saying it because I think it's what you want to hear."

"So just answer it honestly."

"Honestly, it's too soon to tell. I've always been emotionally reserved, so it takes me longer to commit to loving someone than most people."

"So you don't love me."

"See, that's exactly what I was talking about."

"I wish you'd told me that earlier."

"I figured I'd wait until I had an answer before telling you about it. 'I might love you but I don't know yet' isn't really that useful."

"I just wish you'd tell me what you're thinking."

"Honestly?"

"Yes, honestly."

"I'm trying to figure out how to change the subject."

"You just don't want to tell me how you feel."

"I just don't want to have a discussion that will make either of us upset."

"You mean that will make me upset. You think I'm emotional."

"Frankly, yes."

"What?"

"You told me to be honest. I'm being honest. You're freaking out right now, because I'm not willing to say something I don't know is true."

"Well I didn't want you to be that honest."

"Honesty doesn't come in half-measures; either I'm being honest, or I'm not."

"So why don't you love me?"

"Because we've only been dating for 3 hours, you psycho."

"Well excuse me for being able to commit."

"I think you should go home now."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't know where I am."

"We're in Boston."

"I live in Seattle."

"I know; I was there when I picked you up."

"And you were so brave!"

"Ugh."

"Look, if I'm going home, you're going to have to take me there. I'm not hitching a ride across the country."

"Well, you fit in the trunk before, I guess you can fit in it again."

"What?"

"Don't move... this will hurt."

Story Index

2020-06-22 · Boss Music Intensifies
2020-06-15 · Accept the Unexpected
2020-06-08 · Failing The Test
2020-06-01 · Best Laid Plans
2020-05-25 · The End?
2020-05-18 · The Only Explanation
2020-05-11 · Personal Victory
2020-05-04 · Six Questions
2020-04-27 · It's A Team Effort
2020-04-20 · The More Things Change
2020-04-13 · It's All About Perspective
2020-04-06 · Fake It 'Til You Make It
2020-03-30 · Keeping It Clean
2020-03-23 · How To Save The World
2020-03-16 · Time For A Change
2020-03-09 · Music To My Ears
2020-03-02 · Unfamiliar Territory
2020-02-24 · Something From Nothing
2020-02-17 · The Times Are Changing
2020-02-10 · The Missing Piece
2020-02-03 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time
2020-01-27 · Overexposure
2020-01-20 · As Seen On TV
2020-01-13 · Written By A.I.
2020-01-06 · Promises Kept
2019-12-30 · Ringing It In
2019-12-23 · Happy Unspecified Seasonal Holiday!
2019-12-16 · The Lair
2019-12-09 · Time To Get Cracking
2019-12-02 · Not A Suicide
2019-11-25 · The One That Knows What Number It Is
2019-11-18 · Venting Frustrations
2019-11-11 · The Test Takers
2019-11-04 · Make Your Play
2019-10-28 · Horror With Smart People
2019-10-21 · The Interview
2019-10-14 · It Must Have Happened At Some Point
2019-10-07 · Work The Problem
2019-09-30 · Cogs in the Machine
2019-09-23 · First of One
2019-09-16 · Curse Your Inevitable Betrayal!
2019-09-09 · Be Brief
2019-09-02 · Changing Channels
2019-08-26 · It's A Process
2019-08-19 · Armed And Dangerous
2019-08-12 · Good Intentions
2019-08-05 · A Simple Procedure
2019-07-29 · Finale Feelings
2019-07-22 · Fun And Profit
2019-07-15 · It Builds Character
2019-07-08 · Aviator Safety
2019-06-24 · Something's Been Bugging Me
2019-06-17 · It's All About You
2019-05-27 · Rough Encounters
2019-05-20 · Wishes Three
2019-05-13 · A Gentle Nudge
2019-05-06 · A Simple Misunderstanding?
2019-04-29 · Don't Spoil It
2019-04-22 · Under Scrutiny
2019-04-15 · Prepare To Resist
2019-04-08 · Making Small Talk
2019-04-01 · The Crisis
2019-03-25 · Just Kidding
2019-03-18 · How About That Local Sports Team?
2019-03-11 · Public Engagement
2019-03-04 · The Hero We Need
2019-02-25 · The Negotiation
2019-02-18 · Executive Orders
2019-02-11 · The Talk
2019-02-04 · The Big Game
2019-01-28 · If It's A Girl...
2019-01-21 · The Nature Of Picasso
2019-01-14 · I'm Sorry, Ms. Jackson
2019-01-07 · Never Saw It Coming
2018-12-31 · Duelling ...Holidays?
2018-12-24 · Too Much Cheer
2018-12-17 · Taking Out The Trash
2018-12-10 · Let's Go To The Movies
2018-12-03 · Not For Donuts
2018-11-26 · Horizons Made Broad
2018-11-19 · It's The Journey That Matters
2018-11-12 · Anthing You Can Do...
2018-11-05 · Let's Call It "Laundry"
2018-10-29 · Unfriended
2018-10-22 · A Conversation About "Tacos"
2018-10-15 · Changes
2018-10-08 · An Adult-Sized Secret
2018-10-01 · Street War
2018-09-24 · Whither Whether Why
2018-09-17 · The Pitch
2018-09-10 · The One That's Meta
2018-09-03 · A Night At The Movies
2018-08-27 · We're Vampires
2018-08-20 · The Final Showdown
2018-08-13 · The End Of The World
2018-08-06 · A More Rational Kind Of Love
2018-07-30 · Death Troubles
 2018-07-23 · True Love
2018-07-18 · At Least It's Not Des Moines