"You're right," Henry acquiesced, "but he could have dragged it out. Could have let us just be apart forever and honestly? That's worse." Henry's arm around Iestyn grew a little tighter. "So I guess, I do wish none of it had happened. But if it was going to happen anyway, I do prefer the way where I end up married to you." Even with all the trauma attached to it, Henry felt like being without Iestyn was worse. "So grateful isn't the right word. Just- It definitely could have been worse."