Re: Jenna/Sam
The surprise that her father had asked for her should have made her happy, and yet the rest of what he said outweighed any satisfaction she could derive from that.
It was strange, hearing the same thing told to her that she'd heard from Sean just a couple days ago - That her faults ran to the very core of who she was and that there was little she could do to improve. At least Sean had given her a window to replace the door he'd closed, suggestions of what she could do differently which gave her at least the hope that. Her father gave her a generic list of things to do, and then told her that it was beyond her anyway.
It was daunting to know that the two people she cared of most aside from her husband and child had so little faith in her that they deemed her almost incapable of learning from her past mistakes. It made her incredibly hurt, and sad for all of them. Sad that she had let them down so much, disappointed in herself for not seeing it sooner, and hurt that they thought so little about her ability to change.
Jenna had never been very good at hiding what she felt, but she did always try her best to learn what was being taught and she had learned a lot from training here. Pushing back the pain and shock to somewhere deep inside her, she kept it almost entirely out of her face, if not as entirely out of her eyes. She did not snap, she did not defend herself, she did not try to explain. Instead she just nodded. "Understood," she said. "I will do my best and I appreciate you picking me for the team." Even if it was just because of her powers and not because of anything she had any influence over herself.
Hesitating, she wasn't sure if it was worth it, if it was something that would change anything or if he'd take it the wrong way and think it was all about her again, but remembering her conversation with Sean, his suggestion about confiding and opening up, she added:
"For what it's worth, I am sorry for disappointing you. It was never my intention."