"No, I shouldn't have," he said, concentrating on his mistakes and not hers. His actions were what he needed to atone for.
She stepped back and Hermes finally let out the breath he'd been holding the entire way over. He moved into the apartment, but he didn't try to hold her or kiss her, not yet. "I've missed you so much, Peitho. I've been a mess. God- I'm nothing with you! I've been so stupid. So hurtful and brash and awful and I'm so so sorry." He was going to give her the presents, but he wanted to apologise first, lest she think he was bribing her when really, he was showering her with jewels because she fucking deserved them.