Joan looks up as Ted enters, giving him a gentle smile, glad to see him. When he sits beside her she lets him settle his crutches, then reaches over to take his hand, giving it a squeeze.
Rebecca exhales, looking a little shell-shocked. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that there was even more that Rupert was hiding," she says. "Nor that he is an even worse person than I already knew him to be. Still." She glances at her drink, downs the rest of it, then sets the glass aside. "I chose him," she says, looking down at her hands for a moment before looking back up at Joan and Ted. "He was a murderer, and I chose him. I chose to marry him."
"You couldn't have known," Joan says softly. "It's pretty clear Rupert is a psychopath. They can be extremely charming."
Rebecca gives a dry laugh. "Yes, he was that," she says wryly.
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Date: 2021-11-23 11:37 pm (UTC)Rebecca exhales, looking a little shell-shocked. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that there was even more that Rupert was hiding," she says. "Nor that he is an even worse person than I already knew him to be. Still." She glances at her drink, downs the rest of it, then sets the glass aside. "I chose him," she says, looking down at her hands for a moment before looking back up at Joan and Ted. "He was a murderer, and I chose him. I chose to marry him."
"You couldn't have known," Joan says softly. "It's pretty clear Rupert is a psychopath. They can be extremely charming."
Rebecca gives a dry laugh. "Yes, he was that," she says wryly.