Yondu
swallows. Here it came. Never failed. “Your right. The deal was bring
him home…… not… get attached……… and even if I wasn’t… fearful of earth….
I can’t stay….. I have…. a job……so… I… I could come around terran
space…. maybe every few months……. or so…..”Carlos looked at Yondu, concerned. “Hey – hey, it wasn’t all
you. J-just so you know. I humored you and let it develop… it – it was probably
a mistake, since we… we got somewhat emotional. But I don’t really regret it,
Yondu. I had fun – so much fun!”Yondu looks at him and nods. “Me too. Ummm…. sorry mr.Ramon… but I… I’ll skip dinner sorry. I ….. inshoukd get back. I’m sure it would have been wonderful but…. I just have to go.” Stands and pulls up his hood and quickly walks out going to the motorcycle and gets on it starting it up. He had to get out of here. He couldn’t stay.
“What?” Carlos started to freak out when Yondu got up.
Carlos jumped up and hurried after him. “Yondu – Yondu, wait!” He called. He
grabbed the captain’s arm sleeve and held on. “Yondu, wait – don’t leave,”
Carlos asked him. “Just… stay in orbit for a couple of days… please?”Yondu sighs. “Carlos…. were fooling ourselves. Your a terran… I’m a.. alien….you got family here…I can’t stay…… it was fun…. and if we’re different and we weren’t who we are maybe it would work but……..I was kidding myself that this would work. I’m a fool idiot.”
“Well, so was I,” Carlos said. “I have a few PHDs, so I’m
not completely dumb. I knew this
probably wouldn’t work – but I went for it anyway. Because you were so kind and
we were having fun – I meant what I said when I said I didn’t regret it. I…
please, Yondu, I don’t want you to just leave when we can still be friends and
part on better terms… please?”
Yondu, and what came with him, was at least the good thing that happened to Carlos out
in space. He didn’t want to just try to forget about it and move on, he really
didn’t.
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