Redhawk Caldera then you'd love me, love me.

Her body shook from the force of her sobs as they wracked through her.  She tried again and again to regain control of herself, but it was a wasted effort.  The wall had come down, and for a moment, all Fin could do was try not to drown as the waves throttled her.

It was Elwood's voice that pulled her back, and though she wasn't able to stop fully, she did manage to reel herself in enough to hear him and to force an answer to her mouth.  "I didn't want you to know," she said truthfully, knowing there was nothing she could hide at this point that might save them, "I wanted to fix it and make things okay without you ever having to know how... how worthless I am.  I was scared I'd lose you."  And now I've lost everything anyway... she added in her mind, causing a fresh wave of tears.