She knows, from her experience with Alodia from the other day, that she can't simply make this right with an apology. James expects more and deserves more than that. And she knows that she's let him down, in her fleeing town; ironically, her desire to escape her mother only proves how similar in nature they really are. The thought hangs over her as she pukes her guts out in James' toilet, only helping to aggravate her stomach more. God, she hates morning sickness. And if she's honest with herself, she kind of hates this baby, at the moment.

She closes her eyes at his simple touch, appreciative of the soothing gesture even though she knows he must still be so angry with her.

"I...thank you," she says, looking up at him. Because it means more than she can say, and she realizes then how important it is to her what James thinks of her.