[Being able to show her that he was telling the truth, that was what he had wanted, and then it was bad timing and his own conscience that had kept him from being able to do it. Then it had happened anyway, when he hadn't meant it to, hadn't been able to prepare either of them for what came after.
And the possibility of what came after was what had kept him from doing it earlier. Because originally the only people who had seen his face were those who had deserved it for some reason. And because of what had happened when he had showed Linda. He didn't want to risk scaring Chloe away.
But now he knows two things. One: she saw his face.
Two: she's still here. For some reason he doesn't know, she hasn't fled from him.]
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And the possibility of what came after was what had kept him from doing it earlier. Because originally the only people who had seen his face were those who had deserved it for some reason. And because of what had happened when he had showed Linda. He didn't want to risk scaring Chloe away.
But now he knows two things. One: she saw his face.
Two: she's still here. For some reason he doesn't know, she hasn't fled from him.]
For what?