She's not entirely forgiven, not yet. It's difficult because he wants to forgive her and put this behind them but... well, the next months will go a long way towards fixing things. He closes his eyes tightly as he holds her and fights to keep his breathing calm and steady. He's done a really good job of keeping his shit together.

"I know you don't necessarily want to hear it. But I do love you Allison." He says it softly, without any expectation of her response. After all, he's the mushy emotional one, not her.