"How terrible, she seems like a terrible person to take your little girl away. You seem to be a very good man." Wife, not here. There's hope, then, for us. As for the man, Steve, I will find something. There is always something.

He's a Navy SEAL. That's military. Violence comes easy. Useful to know.

But a little guilt is never a bad thing. "I will be very good. I promise. You won't have to send me away and no one will have a reason to take me." I squeeze his hand. "I'm yours now."