"That's a you problem." She refused to even let the words touch her.
But Luca noticed she was responding. That was progress.
"Apologizing isn't really doing the trick," he said. "So I'll just help you understand why I did what I did."
"Help me?" Vee scoffed, finally turning her head fully toward him, her eyes flashing with disbelief. "Dude, I don't care."
Luca pressed on anyway. "I know what I did to you was extreme," he admitted. "But I didn't actually predict you were going to pull the gun on yourself. Why would you even think of leaving me behind?" he asked.
That was the wrong thing to say. She turned toward him, her eyes widening slightly in disbelief that he had actually just said that.
"Oooooh…" she dragged out, shaking her head slightly. "I'm the bad guy now." Her voice rose just enough to carry the weight of her anger. "Oh, I'm the suicidal bitch," she continued, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "It's all my fault. It's my fault that you have trust issues," she finished.
