[Nariko comes back out in one of her sleep shirts, hair damp and braided out of the way, with a big smile on her face. If she's been dealing with him on her own then it seems as if she's eerily unbothered by the whole thing.]

So I've decided something. [And since she isn't paying attention to her phone or her bag, she's pretty set on joining Boxer on the couch and taking up his lap.] I'm not leaving you ever again for more than a day.

[Because four had been absolutely awful. She had wholly, utterly devoted herself to Boxer's sexual needs and while it wasn't impossible for her to feel the same biological need the mental need wasn't to be underestimated. Obviously she wasn't going to smother Boxer or become dependent but Nariko was apparently so in love, Boxer was so integral to her daily life, that she couldn't handle his absence. Rather than beat herself up about it she'd just have to make it work for the long term.]

Have I mentioned that I'm incredibly sorry? Because I am very, very sorry.

[She's not an idiot, it wasn't easy on him either and the idea that she caused him any pain is unbearable, but better a few terrible days than a fight.]