Roger frowned. Somehow, he’d half hoped that just coming down here would make everything okay, that Pippin would be glad to see him and that they could put all the ridiculousness of the past few weeks behind them. Of course nothing is that easy, he should know better than to be so idealistic.

He took a step closer and dropped his voice as he placed his hand on her elbow.

“Pip, look, I know things have been rough for you lately, but don’t you think you’re overreacting? I mean, what is this really about? I could tell you weren’t being honest with me over the phone. Whatever’s wrong, I’m sure we can fix it.”