I can handle this. I can. Things are… under control, I think. It’s going to be all right; I know what to do.
I think.
Arien.
At least she didn’t abandon me after all. And I didn’t… well, I did say things I regret, but I didn’t drive her away. And it was… good. It was a good conversation, moving forward on a new footing, building a better relationship.
Funny, those lines could apply to three very different women, now that I think about it. I suppose I have a good deal of new and better relationships to forge in the near future.
I just… need things to hang on a little bit longer…