Something like friends? Maybe. If he would allow himself to put his guard down to allow Eric to see a side of him that he only really had around Gracie. He was never an asshole around Gracie; how could he? ❝ Why do you even want to be friends with me. Is it because of Gracie? Are you being nice for Gracie’s benefit? ❞ Again, he’s verbally attacking the poor man that only just opened his house to him.
he hadn’t expected lucas to just GO with it , but a little wiggle room in the attitude area wouldn’t kill the kid . ❝ no ok , yeah , maybe a little , but i’m doing it for me , too . i don’t exactly LOVE being uncomfortable in my own home , and i bet you’d be happier without whatever the hell this tension is , too . ❞ && really , what WAS that tension ?
there were things between them that would never be fully let go , eric understood that . understood it , && would always feel guilty for taking part in the massacre that had taken gracie’s other father away but he didn’t buy that all of young mans anger came from that incident alone . ❝ can you tell me what i can do to make things better ? ❞
