The Doctor Who Has No Chance Quotes

“process of restructuring my schedule for Ryan, so my research had to be handed off to someone else. The door opened, and Sicily brought my coffee and breakfast. I leaned back in my chair and stared at her exactly the way I did before, expecting her to do some recon to fix all this shit she caused. My elbow was propped on the armrest, and my knuckles were folded against my mouth. She was tense at my stare, standing in front of my desk timidly, afraid to do anything. “How was your trip?” My eyes narrowed like they were bullets and her face was the target. “No.” “Your trip was…no?” “That’s the first thing you want to say to me?” I lowered my hand from my face and brought my hands together in my lap. “Try again.” “We’re at work right now—” “Now you want to be professional? We were supposed to leave on a trip, and you decided to tell me the evening before that, not only were you not accompanying me, but you were submitting your two-week notice. All because you listened to my ex, someone who’s not in this relationship, and just dump me.” Her temper flared. “Doesn’t feel good, does it?” “What the fuck did you just say to me?” I pushed the chair out as I rose to my feet. She turned timid again. “The past doesn’t matter anymore. We’re together, alright? It’s you, me, and Ryan. No more second-guessing, no more doubts, no more talking about Catherine. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. She may have been my wife, but you’re my fucking soul mate, so if you ever doubt me again, I will lose my fucking shit, alright?” Those words made her hard eyes turn into soft lights, gentle glows. “Is this shitshow over? For good?” She eventually gave a nod. “Now, apologize to me.” “I did what I thought was right, okay? I was trying to do the right thing for both you and your son—” “You are the right thing for us. Now, apologize to me. Apologize to me so we can move on.” “I’m not sorry about what I did—” “But you better be sorry for breaking my heart, because you fucking crushed it. Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to be on the other side of the damn world and be unable”
― Victoria Quinn, The Doctor Who Has No Chance