[ He flinched as she started to move, expecting the worst. It was more than a tolerant person would probably be able to handle. Jess was guarded. He couldn't blame her for wanting to get away from him. But she didn't. He took a breath as she didn't move off the bed and took her hand. Not so much to hold her from leaving, she had every right. The grasp was an effort to be supportive. Appreciative. Maybe even to ground him in everything he confessed. ]

I don't know. She has before. It was some time after the funeral that I saw her. She'd been looking for me. I don't think she knew about Wednesday then. This was more recent. She asked if I'd stop her from killing him. I told her it's a free country. Haven't seen her since but she said some other stuff before that. I...

[ His eyes fell to her hand for a moment then picked back up. There was an apology on his face, sorry for all the baggage that came with him. ] ...I'm not sure how she'll take me being with someone else. Even though she cheated on me twice. Laura has her own agenda. She's got strength like you. The last that I saw her, she also had some magic done where the decay reversed. [ Shadow took a breath. ]

That's pretty much all of it.