Brendan lumbered over to the bed and sat down, creating a pretty sizeable indentation on the mattress. "I'm... I'm sorry for reacting the way I did. I know you have a lot of trust issues and for me to call you on them like that is... counter-intuitive. You're, like... You don't reach out to people and I should've known that. So, I'm sorry for blowing up like that. I should not have."
Gingerly, he shoved the small package in Van's direction. "And this... this is a Christmas peace offering."