There was some disappointment present on her face as she heard Howard's response, but she pushed it aside. She could understand why he felt as he did and she couldn't fault him for it. Trust was not an easy thing to give and she shouldn't expect it. To be fair, it wasn't as though she'd told him everything about herself either, so who was she to ask for any trust from him when she hadn't managed to fully give it herself?
Still, she meant it with all her heart when she told him that she wanted only the best for him.
"You may not believe me, but I don't mean you any harm, Howard," she smiled weakly at him, her voice soft. "I don't expect you to take me at my word though. Words can be too easily ignored."
Cassie shook her head, a frown flickering across her face and sadness entering her eyes. She wished that she could deny Howard's statement in it's entirety, but she couldn't. Not after she'd seen the darker side of life. On the other hand though, she'd seen the brighter side of it too and that was the part that she held onto as best she could. "Sometimes, yes, but... but not always. Not always."
She smiled at Howard as he said hello to the cow, watching as the animal's ears flicked forward at the new voice. "Maybe we should come up with a name for her, so that we don't have to keep calling her 'cow'. We used to name the animals that we took care of in my father's clinic." Cassie knew fear and she understood that she was asking a lot of Howard now, but she was glad that he was willing to extend at least this must trust. She continued to pet the brown cow, who was eying Howard with more curiosity now rather than fear. Cassie made a point of continuing her efforts throughout to soothe the animal just as a precaution to keep the cow calm though. Although she didn't expect it, this could still go wrong if either Howard or the brown cow panicked. "Why don't you let her sniff your hand so that she can catch your scent? Then if she seems calm enough and you feel comfortable enough, go ahead and pet her neck like I am. She's a friendly cow, just a bit nervous."
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Still, she meant it with all her heart when she told him that she wanted only the best for him.
"You may not believe me, but I don't mean you any harm, Howard," she smiled weakly at him, her voice soft. "I don't expect you to take me at my word though. Words can be too easily ignored."
Cassie shook her head, a frown flickering across her face and sadness entering her eyes. She wished that she could deny Howard's statement in it's entirety, but she couldn't. Not after she'd seen the darker side of life. On the other hand though, she'd seen the brighter side of it too and that was the part that she held onto as best she could. "Sometimes, yes, but... but not always. Not always."
She smiled at Howard as he said hello to the cow, watching as the animal's ears flicked forward at the new voice. "Maybe we should come up with a name for her, so that we don't have to keep calling her 'cow'. We used to name the animals that we took care of in my father's clinic." Cassie knew fear and she understood that she was asking a lot of Howard now, but she was glad that he was willing to extend at least this must trust. She continued to pet the brown cow, who was eying Howard with more curiosity now rather than fear. Cassie made a point of continuing her efforts throughout to soothe the animal just as a precaution to keep the cow calm though. Although she didn't expect it, this could still go wrong if either Howard or the brown cow panicked. "Why don't you let her sniff your hand so that she can catch your scent? Then if she seems calm enough and you feel comfortable enough, go ahead and pet her neck like I am. She's a friendly cow, just a bit nervous."