forgiveness is a dish best served sweet

The next thing she knows, she’s getting choked up in Whit’s office and so is Richard, because Chicago is still a little too recent and she’s pretty sure the aftermath hit him hard, too, and he’s apologizing for it. Chicago and what came before. She can practically see the guilt weighing his shoulders down, guilt and shame and regret, and all the fear and helplessness she tried to bury come swelling up, too, so they’re both sitting there with terrible posture and shiny eyes, pretending not to notice that the other is on the edge of breaking.

After Chicago, Connie hears Richard out.