She'd never meant to show him such an expression. He was far too clever for his own good. One look at her, and he'd known what she was feeling, and the hurt was evident on his face. He understood, but he didn't understand far enough. He thought it was him that she was afraid of… And she hadn't had the courage nor strength to call out and correct his mistaken assumptions.
When Greeves found her, her eyes were stained by tears. She didn't have the heart to hide it anymore. She'd ruined it all, she knew. After speaking with her mother, she had been determined to try, but trying had made her all the more afraid, and she'd been unable to hide what she was feeling any longer. The fear that she had shown him was far worse than the distance that she had forced between them.
