Adam’s smile transformed from guilty to grateful with Allegra’s understanding, his eyes closing momentarily as he felt her fingers against his jaw. He opened them again when she spoke, mentioning how she didn’t want him to spend his time away from her thinking she was with someone else. His brows furrowed thoughtfully, considering her words for a few moments of silence. “I don’t want to think that either,” he finally admitted softly, thoughtfulness still clouding his gaze as he gathered the words carefully in his mind before speaking them, “So I’ll just have to trust you, won’t I?” He offered her another smile, still hesitant, still heavy with exhaustion and guilt and an infinite amount of thoughts, but also filled with determination. And though he spoke lightly, it wasn’t easy to willingly separate from Allegra. To stop worrying about Gabe. To stop worrying about a possible, future breakup. To not believe that she, too, may have second thoughts when she sees how much easier and calmer life could be without him. But, if they were to fix all the cracks that threatened to shatter their relationship, he’d just have to deal with that.