Brodin had wanted to wait before diving back into the serious topics. It was good to have a breather and collect his thoughts. And the food had been a nice distraction after all.
"I hope you don't think I've been saying that you should have 'worked through' this by now, or today, or even tomorrow," he started slowly. "If you were able to brush the guilt aside that easily, you wouldn't be the kind person I know you are. Who I see now isn't the person I saw that night. I just hope this doesn't eat away at you for the rest of your life."
A slight shadow and frown had come over his face. He really meant this. He knew he wasn't the only person she'd hurt, but it seemed important to him that she understood him, understood he bore her no grudge.