[Serenity leans against him, sniffling; but quickly wiping her tears on the back of her hands.]

It’s okay. […] I mean yeah, of course I was upset, but… she’s the one who’s really hurting.

But it also made me feel… like maybe I failed her, too. Like I didn’t do enough. I want her to know that we all love her just the way she is—- all the complex parts of her. That we’d never abandon her…