"Probably." It came with a shaky laugh as Shelby accepted the offered hot chocolate. She could probably use something stronger than that with how big of a fuckup she felt at the moment, but alcohol was not going to accomplish anything. "Thanks."

This was why she was so nervous when it came to her personal life. The last thing she ever wanted to do was hurt people like her mother had done to her and her father. But based on what Peter had said just now it sounded like she had hurt him. Obviously he'd gotten over it, to an extent, because it was six years later but that didn't make it okay.

"Talking about it is what got us into trouble," she admitted after she took a drink, realizing she owed Piper an explanation. "I asked him to move in with me and he said he wasn't sure if I'm going to take this new job offer. He said it reminded him too much of when I left him before and told me just how much I hurt him when I did."

A slow breath. "I never realized that my leaving did that much damage in his life. I feel terrible about it, even though it was six years ago, and then I want to kick myself for going out on a limb and asking him to move in with me in the first place."