"Are you kidding me? Look at you," Rick said, incredulous at her reaction. "You're a mess. I'm not trying to blame you for anything, it's just a fact. You're not ready to handle this, I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have told you anything, you're just going to take it even worse." He flexed his hands to get rid of some of the pent up energy, half stemming from frustration with Violet's sudden outburst, and half from his own still panging emotions.
"Look," he snapped, his own eyes glancing away, lips pursed as he fought to keep his tone even. "You asked to hear it, nevermind that maybe I didn't want to tell it, so cut me some fucking slack. Close your eyes, count to ten, and then deal with your shit, instead of taking it out on me."