His words brought Siri to a halt. She’d hurt him. She was trying so hard not to and she did anyway. Sithspit. She really should finish what she started, and leave. But she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She didn’t want to. Not really. So she stayed, frozen, a few steps away from the chair she’d been sitting in.
She half-turned, unable to bring herself to look at him fully. This hadn’t gone the way she’d intended. She shouldn’t have woken him. But she couldn’t walk out. Walk away. I just... Siri exhaled quietly. “All right.” All right.