Falls of the Hinterlands and if you don't love me now, you will never love me again

Blackbear let out a heavy breath. Part of her knew he had to be pulling this stuff out of his ass, but she was willing to let the words comfort her, for the moment. Why not? She reminded herself that Daddy wouldn't want her to beat herself up, and that helped, but not enough to fully soothe her aching heart.

"Well, I think I ruined my chances with your family," she said with a tiny sigh, hoping to skip past the emotional turmoil and get back to being pragmatic. Pragmatic had been working for her, lately. "Any idea where I should try next? I'm tired of being on my own."