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It works better that way, I think.

I wonder sometimes if the message gets lost.

How do you say it without saying it?

Right, to be fair, I don't know how well it worked coming from me, so I don't know I can explain it right.

It's a sight harder to lie that way, though, you know? Any dipshit can say the words.

I meant rather, how have you told someone in the past you loved them without coming out and saying it?

Agreed, it's more difficult to falsify that kind of testimony. People can't seem to lie with bodies as easily as they do with their lips.

I know what you meant, blossom. I'm saying I don't know if I did so well. My husband's not what you'd call perceptive, sometimes, and I might have a slight tendency to talk a lot of bollocks.

I've never managed it. Outside working, I suppose, but that's not lying, so much.

Forgive me, my mind seems to be working slower then usual today.

Interpreting and communicating with body language seems to be a lost art among the average person. Which is a shame.

Not to worry.

'Tis that. I despair of the spoken language some days, too, mind you.

Slang these days. Nearly impossible to understand what some people are even saying.

It gets a bit out of hand.

Is EASY.

*mouths "I love you"*

*thinks he's so clever*

If only I'd thought of that sooner.

Well, it works. Unless they really suck at reading lips.

Or if they aren't looking.

Or that. YOU COULD PLAY CHARADES!

Pictionary even, if you're artistic.

And if you're not they'd probably get something out of it like "you... what, you love... EWES? MY GOD, YOU PERVERT!"

In a touch.

It's wonderful when the message is received.

If the touch is endearing enough, the message will come through nicely.

I think she knew. I always meant it.

That's good. *smiles* I think touch means more then actual words, at least in my opinion. However, words are nice too.

Words are extremely powerful, I doubt anyone could deny that, but those words never came easy for me. I had to find other ways.

Someone before mentioned, its harder to lie with a loving touch then it is to say words that aren't true ... maybe that's part of it.

You were never good with words anyway.

No, not really. I just had a way of making people think I was.

Hence the nonverbal communication, I guess.

Did it work?

I ... don't really know. I suppose not.

This... is probably none of my business. But I can't imagine you ever wanting to tell someone you love them.

I'm not surprised you cant.

It's just... we never saw you close to anyone. Except maybe Simon.

I was the sort of man that everyone knew of but nobody knew. Hundreds of acquaintances and no real friends.

And that's why I can't imagine you ever needing to tell someone you love them...

That seems so... sad.

There weren't a lot of people I would have needed to say those words to ... but the few I might have ...

It doesn't really matter now.

Even if you can't say it to them now, it matters.

It's over. Things are as they should be, I suppose.