"I'm sure he would be, he does want to spend more time with you." And really, it was to spend time with him to get to know this different Robert Leckie. But also because Dr. Roberts was a good man, truly. He wasn't cold or unkind to Bob by any means but he was still cautious for his daughter's sake.

"Don't feel that way. You've done more than know for me." He didn't have to come over that day, he didn't have to agree with try again with her. And before all of his, those letters, his love, it had given her hope and happiness. He couldn't understand how much he meant to her. She was careful since that first day he came home not to overwhelm him with her emotions because while she was sure he cared for her, she was pretty sure he didn't love her the way she loved him. And she'd grown to accept that after a bit of a struggle. "You deserve a lot yourself."