His response confused her. "I used past tense, Percy. I'm not asking you to profess your current love for me or anything drastic like that." She paused. "I mean, unless you want to want to," Penny added, attempting to inject some levity into the conversation. She forced a smile to show she was only joking.
A long drink of the coffee bolstered her strength. "I just.. wanted you to know, I guess. To get closure..or something." Penelope shrugged and tried to run her hands through her hair but found that it was still up. Stupid business attire. "I probably don't make any sense. Sorry."