||COUNTDOWN ||SEASON 1 EPISODE 08 || BOTH SIDES NOW||
#83daysofoutlander☆
When he spoke carefully, as now, he all but lost the slight Scots accent that usually marked his speech."I do not wish to… that is… I do not mean to imply…" He looked up suddenly and smiled, with a helpless gesture. "I dinna want to insult you by sounding as though I think you've a vast experience of men, is all. But it would be foolish to pretend that ye don't know more than I do about such matters. What I meant to ask is,
is this… usual? What it is between us, when I touch you, when you … lie with me? Is it always so between a man and a woman?"
In spite of his difficulties, I knew exactly what he meant. His gaze was direct, holding my eyes as he waited my answer. I wanted to look away, but couldn't."There's often something like it," I said, and had to stop and clear my throat.
"But no. No, it isn't—. I have no idea why, but no. This is… different."
Cap 17 We Meet a Beggar ~ outlander
