[Ouch. Silva doesn't give so much as a visible twitch, but that hardly means it didn't cut somewhere painful.]

Darling, you're very misguided if you think he only now just punched me in the face. That was the very first meet in the city! At this rate, you'd think maybe he likes me black and blue and red all over.

Listen to me. I apologize for leaving as I did. I was tired, I was frustrated, and the both of us butt heads like mountain goats so often I think I might get dizzy some days. But I don't want you out of my life. I don't want this to be permanent. I let my emotions rule me that day.