Sea Lion Shores I'[m] thinking of ending things

Yeah, well, Tybault cleared his throat awkwardly. That's what we do, right? Hurt each other. Apologize. Start over. It's a Medeiros thing.
Or a family thing, maybe. Haven't figured that out yet, He grinned. Tried to grin. Finally he started to notice all the things about her that had changed. She looked tired now. She carried the scent of a child. Tybault averted his gaze. I'm sorry for what I did, too. I was a dick. You'd be pissed if you remembered. Maybe that was his cue to explain, but he couldn't make the words form. So he went silent.