[She sees that flicker of guilt and it makes her heart twist a little. She doesn't know how to reassure him. Not while still being honest to the best of her ability. Shaun's told her a lot about what's going on, but that's not the same as actually being there. She squeezes his knee.]
After everything's over, we can make amends.
[She puts a subtle emphasis on the word, a reminder if all goes well, he won't have to face his mistakes alone.]
We'll make sure it's too good to do alone. [If they live through it. They both know that's a big if, so they don't have to say it.] It does sound like she'll blame us more than him, at least.
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After everything's over, we can make amends.
[She puts a subtle emphasis on the word, a reminder if all goes well, he won't have to face his mistakes alone.]
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[If they live through it all.]
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