[She stiffens at the warning, and then feels the need to clarify. It's not pity that she feels, but maybe understanding? If he somehow ended up reliving the day she gave Henry away, the emotions wouldn't be that different. The scenario, of course, that would be completely unrecognizable, but some of the things she felt aren't that far off from what that dream brought out of her.]
I meant I'm sorry if I woke you up.
[Or should have stayed away. He would have been better off if she had stayed in her car, or at her house, or done anything other than come in to open up old wounds. That wasn't right. She should have known better than to show up here when she was feeling like this. Why spread the drama around?
If she had thought of it sooner, she might have left him alone.]
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I meant I'm sorry if I woke you up.
[Or should have stayed away. He would have been better off if she had stayed in her car, or at her house, or done anything other than come in to open up old wounds. That wasn't right. She should have known better than to show up here when she was feeling like this. Why spread the drama around?
If she had thought of it sooner, she might have left him alone.]
It's late, I shouldn't have stopped by.