[That smirk, more than anything, crawls all the way under his skin just like it always does, but Chuck clamps down hard on old habits.]

Well... okay. [Deep breath.] I see you as someone who can change, probably more than you do. I think you could admit you were wrong if you had enough time to grow, I even think you could find a way to be somebody more than what those years in Hell did to you.

I mean- why- why do you think I even tried to talk about this right here? If I thought I was wasting my time, I wouldn't. I get PMS-y and pissed but that doesn't change what I think at the end of the day.