"I believe you, but it's best if you don't try and contact her. I know I would feel a bit...threatened. And I know you don't mean it that," she set her hands on Nicholas' and smiled, "but it can come off that way. I know you want to apologize to her, and you should, but let her approach you in her own time."
She released him then, and rose to lean on the desk. "I'm very proud that you're willing to do all this. I know that may not mean very much, but it counts. It won't make it right, but it counts."