she deserves better. he has to remind himself of this when she opens the door — a face he knows so well, darkened by an expression he never wished to be directed at him. she lets him in, which is a small win. “ i know. i'm sorry. ” a beat. “ i just ... i wanted to see how you both — i wanted to check on you. ”
she wants to yell at him. tell him how stupid he is. "she's confused. because one minute the man she considered her father is there for her and the next...." she shrugged her shoulders. "he basically told her to fuck off." she said, raising an eyebrow. "so i don't know...you tell me how we're doing once you have to try and explain to a child that someone they loved very much just...basically...left."









