"He's a good man, and the fact that he's still somehow connected to me after all these years I guess is pretty lucky." Nine years was a long time to know anyone and Peter had every right to have left her behind if he'd wanted to.

"I just have to find a way to not hurt him or anybody else." She exhaled. Everything she did now had effects on other people. "I have my dream job sitting in front of me, but that means leaving my whole crew behind. Most of whom have been with me for five years. And him, and my boyfriend works in the organization, too. I know I need to do what's right for myself, but I can't stop thinking about how my actions affect other people."

A soft laugh. "Does that make me weak?"