"I don't know if she wants to hear that right now," Sabrina murmurs, allowing herself a moment to squeeze her eyes shut, to be soothed by the gentle stroke of his hand through her hair. "I think you're right that I need to just-- let her work through it. And the time thing."

She tenses slightly at that last bit, pressing her face into his neck for a moment or two.

"I'm okay with her not wanting that title. I just feel... stupid, a little, and worried."