“Did you mean what you said earlier?” “Which part? I said kind of a lot.” “About loving me.” “Oh. That.” She gulps, then slowly nods. “I meant it, Hutch. I meant it a whole lot. I love you. So much. I didn’t mean to. I know that wasn’t the deal, but it happened. It happened and I’m not sorry about it, okay? I just can’t be sorry about it.”
