“Reminders are there so we can learn and prepare for the future. They mark us and tattoo a memory into our soul for reference.” “What’s this memory trying to tell us then?” “For me? It’s reminding me not to fuck up protecting you again.” “That’s not your job. We’re not really together.” She was still coming to terms with the fact that we were, it seemed. “And even if we were, Dex, you don’t have to protect me.” “We’ve always been together. Even when we weren’t. And we always will be too, Kee. I’m always going to protect you.”