I pushed my plate away from my body, feeling the urge to put as much distance between the two of us as I possibly could. I knew that I had no one to blame for what was happening, other than myself, after all, I was the one who had come looking for Dae. I needed to deal with the consequences of what my decisions had led to, regardless of the fact that I disliked them. I stood up shortly after, making the decision that I wasn't going to make the effort to announce that I was going to leave. I didn't think that Dae deserved it. But then again, the moment that I had been about to turn around and walk away, he decided that it was a good time to talk. "I assume that you're upset with me now. You know, Anoa, we're never going to get anywhere if you're not willing to stay here and talk about wha