"Brian..." Sherri wanted to reach through the door, take the bottle away and give him a hug, especially since it sounded like he was crying or very close to it. She'd never seen a man cry before, not really, and something about it was more heartbreaking than when a woman did it - probably something to do with the expected roles of men and how they were supposed to be the stronger sex and so it must be something really bad to break through that, but she didn't want to spend time thinking about what was normal.
She glanced down at the note and she knew just enough of the story for it all to suddenly make sense. As much as people probably doubted it, especially lately thanks to all the dumb decisions she'd made, she wasn't an idiot. "Do you have a Mr. Hyde? You can tell me, it's okay."