Author's Note: I sat down to sneak in a bit of writing before work, and this... happened. It refused to tell me which speaker was which and kept flipping back and forth, since I could see Frank and Nancy in pretty much either role, so... I'm leaving it as is.

I'm Sorry. I Didn't Mean To

"I didn't think you were going to come."

"I almost didn't. I didn't think you'd want me to."

"Admittedly, that was one of the worst fights we've ever had, but... As many years of friendship as we have shouldn't end like that, no matter how much it hurts. No matter how wrong what you said was."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"But you still think you were right."

"Sometimes the truth does hurt."

"Maybe you shouldn't have come."

"Maybe not, but I couldn't make it worse by lying. That doesn't solve anything. It just puts us back where we were without fixing anything, and that's not what either of us really wants, is it?"

"No."

"I am sorry I hurt you. I'm not sorry about what I said... I can't help it. I do think—you belong with me, that's what I know, and I'm sick of pretending I don't believe that."