[Billy bites his lip, immediately looking down; he knows how dumb that was, and he's pretty sure it didn't work the way he'd intended.]
I shouldn't have done that. I should've asked, I just- I thought-
[He's rambling - pathetically - so he stops himself for a moment, takes a deep breath, and tries again.]
Y... you're right. You could hurt me. And I could hurt you. And I could hurt Wanda, too. But sometimes, I- it's-
[He clenches his hands into fists, then spreads them again, touching the fingers of one hand to the palm of the one he'd touched her with. It doesn't feel right. Not at all.
Dammit.]
If the pay-off's good, it's... worth the risk. Isn't it?
[Then again if the risk is completely (and understandably) pissing her off again, he really needs to rethink his priorities.]
[ action ] he's an idiot but how can you not
[Billy bites his lip, immediately looking down; he knows how dumb that was, and he's pretty sure it didn't work the way he'd intended.]
I shouldn't have done that. I should've asked, I just- I thought-
[He's rambling - pathetically - so he stops himself for a moment, takes a deep breath, and tries again.]
Y... you're right. You could hurt me. And I could hurt you. And I could hurt Wanda, too. But sometimes, I- it's-
[He clenches his hands into fists, then spreads them again, touching the fingers of one hand to the palm of the one he'd touched her with. It doesn't feel right. Not at all.
Dammit.]
If the pay-off's good, it's... worth the risk. Isn't it?
[Then again if the risk is completely (and understandably) pissing her off again, he really needs to rethink his priorities.]