Kate pulled away from him, wiping her tears with the palms of her hands and shaking her head. She wasn't sure how she ended up with someone who had such ending patience for her bullshit but Kate knew she'd be an idiot if she threw that away.

"I've never seen you so angry at me," she muttered. "Besides that fight we had at my place before Montgomery..." She took another breath. "I know what this place has done to you but it hasn't changed how I feel about you. And I'm trying... I'm seeing a therapist and I'm really trying to get past where I was so I can be there for you, too."