I sit blinking back what I think could be tears. I did not expect to be near tears from her response, but that is seemingly what had happened. Did she not want to speak to me? She had to know we were coming home tonight, there was no way she could not. I had gone over this and knew she had to know, and yet she made sure she had her mind-link blocked? I can't lie that stung. Maybe I had misread the situation after all. Or maybe she needed more time and space like I had initially planned?

I don’t fucking know! I am evidently useless with women. That...