[He openly frowns at her now. Rationally he knows she's being nice and is correct -- if she can do it and says it's easy, then it's not a bother. He'd be able to get Héctor the cane he so sorely needed, and get it on time for at least one event, if not the other.
But he doesn't have a lot of patience to go around, and if he can manage something on his own, then that's how he should do it. Couldn't she see that? Her insistence only makes him want to dig his heels in harder. What does she think of him, that she has so little faith in his ability to go fucking shopping?
...Selfishly, Cliff doesn't want to share credit for the gift, either. He knows it's ridiculous. He knows he's being stupid. That only makes it all the more frustrating.]
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But he doesn't have a lot of patience to go around, and if he can manage something on his own, then that's how he should do it. Couldn't she see that? Her insistence only makes him want to dig his heels in harder. What does she think of him, that she has so little faith in his ability to go fucking shopping?
...Selfishly, Cliff doesn't want to share credit for the gift, either. He knows it's ridiculous. He knows he's being stupid. That only makes it all the more frustrating.]
I said it's fine.