"About Dean? Why would this be about Dean?" Dinah asked, blinking in surprise.
She shook her head.
"No. I made a bad call bringing him to that meeting. I should have taken into account the personality clashes involved. But no, this isn't about that."
She sighed and took another drink from her glass.
"I'm not thinking clearly lately. Not since Jake..." she bit her lip, not wanting to finish that thought.
"When you mentioned that you wanted to be bait for Eric, my first thought was that I couldn't lose anyone else. I wasn't thinking about what strategy would be the best and I wasn't thinking about anything but keeping everyone I care about out of danger. I keep on with things as they are, someone's going to get hurt because I make a bad call."
Her confidence was severely shaken. It was more than her judgment after losing Jake, though she wouldn't say that. It had been a long time since someone had made her feel powerless like Eric had done. She was doubting her abilities as well as whether or not she could think clearly.