[ it's exactly like she said: the timing's never right. after everything they went through she thought they'd finally gotten it right but now she wonders if he's proof it just isn't meant to be. the way they live, a year can easily turn into five or ten. he didn't get his happy ending, either. ]

Stranger things have happened, but this is where I get to tell you she already does. She knows what she signed up for, Bat. She knows who and what you are. She knows that you'd do everything in your power to get back to her. She's heart broken and that part is unavoidable, but she forgives you completely.

[ her own smile is meant to be reassuring, but she's not sure it's convincing. ]

She only wishes you had more time together.