Chord knew very well her side of the situation, and would tell her so, seeing very plainly that she hadn't taken the humor quite as well. She didn't want to be bitter or angry at them, but it was hard. Hopefully she just had to be patient. He'd let her know that he had used those same defenses in his meeting with Bass, and she felt her heart fall a little. It just seemed so easy to give up that hope. Still the amusing feeling he caused would be displayed by her smile. She'd lean into his touch, sighing as he went on. "I didn't want to leave like this. I never wanted total separation like this." Why had everything turned so wrong? "I just want to be a family again." She'd close the rest of the distance between them, nuzzling into his neck softly.
