"We do. Some of us do. Forgiveness is so hard, but..."

How did this happen? How was she now standing here, talking herself into forgiving him?

"Well, I...suppose it's a virtue. And those aren't supposed to be easy, either."

Like love or like trust.

"I can forgive you. But things can't be fixed with dramatic gestures. They take time." A pause. The words come back to her like a memory. "Things like this are complicated; they take work. But it's worth it."