( he shakes his head and holds her close, his arms tightening around her waist. he can feels the sting of tears gathering in his eyes, but he doesnāt care. ) Donāt you dare apologize to me, Marina. This is not your fault ā we ā we can still be a family, okay? There are so many options ā this doesnāt change a thing, baby. I love you so much, okay? Iām so sorry.
( heās not telling her everything. she knows him, and knows when heās hiding. she knows heās hurt; itās the very reason she didnāt tell him. she never wanted to hurt him like this. but heās being strong for her sake. she doesnāt deserve it; doesnāt deserve him. ) Iām sorry. I didnāt know how to tell you. I didnāt want to make you mad, but I canāt ā Iām sorry.
Baby, I'm not mad at you. I swear, I could never be mad at you, especially not for this. You... you're the strongest woman I have ever met, and this just proves that. It's hard, I know, but we can get through this, okay? I promise you, we'll be okay.
