Thanks be to Ms. EBT.
"You're not a horrible person. You're not. People do horrible things, but that doesn't make them horrible people. You made a mistake. It was a big fucking mistake, but you're human. That's what we do. We make mistakes. We make mistakes, and we learn from them."
He moves me so we're face to face, so I can see the sincerity in his eyes.
"I know you didn't do this to hurt Bella. I know this, because you're not a horrible person. You feel guilty, because you have a conscience. You told her the truth, because you have a conscience. Horrible people don't have that. Horrible people don't try to fix their fuck-ups."
He sighs and takes my hand.
"And I know you didn't mean to hurt me, either."