#eli has commitment issues

[pixeldolly]

Walden BACC #24

Abby spent all morning stacking bland tomatoes into wooden crates, while trying to think of the best way to break the news to Eli. 

In the end, she didn’t have to say much: her rounded belly hovered portentously between them. 

Eli: “Whoa...just...whoa.”

Abby: “I know...I’m still getting used to the idea myself.”

Eli: “Can I...can I ask you something?”

Abby: “Shoot.”

Eli: “Please don’t take this the wrong way, but...are you sure it’s, well, mine?”

Abby: “WHAT?”

Eli: “I’m only asking because we got together right after you hooked up with Julius and - and it's not easy to pinpoint these things in the absence of a doctor -” 

[magicandlight]

LAST- NM/AZ

The third is that Eli is afraid. Once the words are out- once he tells Marisol he loves her- he can never take them back. What if it isn't enough? What if he says it and Marisol finally figures out she deserves better? They can't go back after that. No more easy companionship in Marisol's workshop as she spins pottery, no more after-meeting diner food, no more stealing french fries from each other. They can't come back from that, and he can't afford to lose what they already have.