[ just ordering two drinks for them... ]

... I promised her I wouldn't. She was so scared, and asked me not to.

[ and there is that sense of guilt again, so strong. he doesn't regret what he did, because he does think he was right. but he hates that he had to break her trust to do it. that feeling of betrayal she'd felt—the echo of it sticks with him and breaks his heart over and over again. ]

I told her I'd ask the angels what we should do about it, under the guise of asking about last week. So I did.

[ they got their answer this morning and

well. ]