"Shit."

Kash threaded their fingers together and let her see his eyes. The loss she felt, he could begin to imagine, maybe even to share. If he couldn't propose to Z because of Vesh, it hadn't stopped him from thinking of her that way, someday. And if Vesh ever... no. Thinking that would lead to nothing good.

"That's fucked up and I'm sorry. Sorry I reminded you of it, too."