"Tess, listen to me," Nick said, holding her firmly in his embrace with one arm around her while his other hand still lovingly caressed her face. "You have no reason to be sorry. And you have no reason to be sad. You're safe now, and you're free of that idiot once and for all, and that's good. It doesn't matter how messy it was. Breaking up with that useless moron is a good thing, and you should be happy about it. I know I am," he said, smiling so widely and so sincerely that Tessa couldn't help but let out a happy albeit squealing chuckle. "You did the right thing...