"God?" Faith echoed. "Who the hell said God had anything to do with this? Me, I learned a long time ago that praying doesn't get you shit. AI protects this city and in case you didn't notice, that includes your family. Did you really think we'd ever let anything happen to them? That I would? You didn't need to twist yourself into that."
There were tears stinging at her eyes as she looked down. Fuck, this was messed up. It was beyond messed up.
"When did it change?" Her voice was quiet. "When did it stop being only protecting your family that you could think about and start becoming only her?" She made herself look up at him, even with the tears now falling down her face unchecked. "I heard you, in that warehouse. All you cared about was her. All you wanted was her. And now..."
She trailed off, drawing in a ragged breath. He sounded so convincing, and if nothing else for the first time she believed that he believed what he was saying. But that still didn't make it real, didn't mean it wasn't the blood talking.
"You gotta prove it," she stared at him. "And I don't mean one big dramatic gesture because that won't do a damn thing to fix this. You and me, we're starting again and this time you're proving to me you mean it. And you're not going near her again or I swear to god, I'll kick your ass."