"As... sure as I am going to be, Peter." her voice was much weaker now that she had actually said the words. They were real... and a dose of reality was what she needed.
Far too many nights had been spent in a daydreaming state about him, about something that was a fairy tale and would never come true. She needed to face reality before... it hurt any worse than it already did.

"Besides, it... needs to be addressed at some point."