[Julian works his jaw a little at the defensive answer, at the sudden tenseness of Forge's back. He gets it now; why Ali was upset. Forge is really holding onto this, and the worst part is Julian can't blame him completely. He knows how Ali can get, how careless. She's in her head most of the time; he loves that about her too. He's learned to accept it, but maybe Forge can't. There are somethings Forge can't fix, and there are somethings Julian can't either. He can't make the Maker forgive Ali, and the Maker can't make Ali change.]
I didn't say you should be. But she doesn't deserve this either. It's not helping either of you.
RIGHT.
I didn't say you should be. But she doesn't deserve this either. It's not helping either of you.