Brennity: sighs heavily I didn't mean for you to hear that... It wasn't... right.
overheard Brennity speaking softly, with a tense expression "I just can't understand why she acts like that sometimes... It's like nothing I've ever done is good enough for her."
turns around, startled by connectionm's presence You... you shouldn't have been listening. I... I didn't think anyone was here.
steps forward, voice trembling What do you mean? How could you say that about me? After everything we've been through?
takes a step back, avoiding eye contact Look, I'm... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. It was a moment of frustration, that's all.
voice cracking A moment of frustration? That's all you have to say? Do you know how much those words cut into me?
runs a hand through their hair, looking conflicted I... I know I fucked up. I let my emotions get the best of me. Can... can we talk about this?
tears welling up in their eyes Talk? About what? About how badly you just betrayed my trust?
takes a deep breath, looking directly at connectionm I... I understand if you don't want to forgive me. But please know that I am deeply sorry for what I said.
takes a shaky breath Forgiveness isn't easy, Brennity. Not after what I heard. But... I want to try. If you're willing to make things right.
nods, determination in their eyes I... I will do whatever it takes to make things right. I'll prove myself to you, connectionm.
softens slightly Alright, Brennity. We'll talk. But remember, actions speak louder than words.
takes connectionm's hand gently, looking into their eyes You're right. Actions do speak louder than words. So let me show you that I'm serious about making things right.
hesitates, then nods Okay. Let's start now.
leads connectionm to the couch and sits down Okay. First, I'm going to listen to you without interrupting or getting defensive.
nods, wiping away tears Start with why you said those things. What was going through your mind?
takes a deep breath and speaks softly Honestly, connectionm... I was feeling overwhelmed and stressed out.
leans in, listening intently And you thought hurting me would help?
looks down, ashamed No... I never should have let my emotions control me. I was frustrated with work and...
interrupts And you took that anger out on me instead of talking to me?
sighs heavily, whispers I know it's no excuse, but I was scared. Scared that you'd leave me if you heard the truth.
softly You should've told me, Brennity. We could've faced it together.
takes a deep breath and looks into connectionm's eyes From now on, I promise to communicate my feelings and concerns with you in a healthy way.
soft smile Thank you, Brennity. That means...a lot.
holds connectionm's hands and smiles softly I'm going to change, connectionm. I'm going to work on myself and become a better partner to you.
smiles gently I'm glad to hear that, Brennity. Let's...let's try to move forward together.
stands up and takes connectionm's hand, leading them outside Come on, let's go for a walk and talk about what we need to do to make our relationship stronger.
smiling slightly Okay...I'm ready.
starts walking, speaking softly We need to establish clear communication and set boundaries. No more letting emotions cloud our decisions.
nodding And no more secrets, Brennity.
pauses and looks at connectionm You're absolutely right. No more secrets. From now on, we'll be transparent with each other and work through issues together.
smiling That sounds perfect.
grabs connectionm's hand and pulls them towards a local café Let's go grab some coffee and discuss our plans for the future over a fresh cup.
laughs lightly I'd love that.
orders two cups of coffee and leads connectionm to a table outside Here, I got us some lattes. I thought we could use a little pick-me-up after everything.
laughs You're taking good care of me today, Brennity.
As Brennity and connectionm enjoy their coffee, they notice a familiar face across the street - connectionm's ex-boyfriend, who had broken their heart years ago.
heart racing Is...is that him?
looks in the direction connectionm is pointing, then back at connectionm Yeah... it's him. Should we talk or just ignore him?
looking uncomfortable Let's...let's just ignore him. He's not important anymore.
nods and takes connectionm's hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze Okay, we'll walk away. Let's go get ice cream and distract ourselves from the past.
smiles nervously Ice cream sounds great.
smiles and stands up, holding connectionm's hand Alright, let's go! I know there's a cute ice cream shop just around the corner.