“owwww f fuck…I I I’m s s so sorry e Ezra…I W was just leaning a against the d door g g getting s s shoes on a and I-“
“…I is t that a b b bird?…I it’s a adorable!”
He heard Ezra quietly talking to Pepper, cupping him in his hands, sitting on the edge of the bed, Pepper responding with chirps that Ez could clearly understand.
"...I-I don't know Pepper....well, he is very handsome...a-and kind....-but I don't know him! A-And he doesn't know me....m-making all these grand declarations of love it-...i-it's too much, and I know I should feel flattered b-but I just feel-guilty....a-and sort of scared-w-what if he does something stupid because he thinks he loves me? T-These things take time.....W-Pepper, just because I've never been in love doesn't mean I don't know anything about it!! F-Fairytales aren't true....y-you can't just fall in love with someone overnight....he sighed I don't know how I feel about him Pepper, I really don't...."