Woody shook his head. What he wouldn't give to have never had Katie over that night. He wanted to say that. But, he also thought Katie wasn't being fair to him. She wasn't trying to understand and there wasn't a whole lot to explain. He figured she knew that he hadn't intended on Trisha talking to her the way she did.
calm down
He'd later read that the words calm down are some of the worse words you could ever tell a lady. Especially one you are trying to make up with.