His gentleness and his arms around her struck her hard. She leaned into him and shut her eyes tightly, trying to stop the flow of tears. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm sorry. I thought... I thought you would never show up here. I thought... I'm sorry I'm not patient, like you." A few tears leaked out and tracked down her cheeks. He was so loving and forgiving, things she wasn't to him.