Val's brows went up slightly at that, and he nodded slightly as he pushed his hair back.

"I wasn't exactly on my best behaviour either," he admitted. "I'm sorry that things got so terribly heated between us. For whatever it's worth- I've felt your absence from my life since we last spoke, and it's been much harder than I realized it would be. ...If we ever get out of this living hell, I do hope we can- Well, try again, perhaps?"