[There's literally no hesitation in his words. Despite his guilt over not noticing, he's also aware that there had been no way to tell. If his appearance hadn't been enough, Elena had been with him. He would never have thought twice.]
I understand why she was so angry, though, and it wasn't simply about me.
[She'd felt doubly betrayed over the whole situation. It didn't make her reaction correct, but he understood it.]
I was waiting for her to come home, to have a real discussion about it.
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[There's literally no hesitation in his words. Despite his guilt over not noticing, he's also aware that there had been no way to tell. If his appearance hadn't been enough, Elena had been with him. He would never have thought twice.]
I understand why she was so angry, though, and it wasn't simply about me.
[She'd felt doubly betrayed over the whole situation. It didn't make her reaction correct, but he understood it.]
I was waiting for her to come home, to have a real discussion about it.
[And then, welp.]