“You left to go protect another woman. Did you sleep with her too?”

“What? I didn’t go to L.A. to protect anyone. I would have taken you with me and I should have, but I thought you wanted me to give you some space.”

“Space?”

“Yes, you were upset with me, and I mentioned to Danny that I thought I was bothering you. He agreed and thought I was being a bit overprotective.”

“Overprotective is your middle name.”

“Apparently not, because they still got to you.”

“Because I underestimated them. I assumed because they were females, they weren’t a threat.”

“It’s not your job to do that. It’s mine. I messed up, Lara. I’m so fucking sorry. I love you more than I can even express, and I messed up. I don’t know how to fix this. How can I fix us?”

“I’m tired, Landon.”

“Okay. Rest. I’ll be right here.”