It appeared it was going to be a battle of wills and she just could not wrap her head around why he wouldn't just bend, just a little. Her grip on him tightened as the tears in the corners of her eyes filled with tears.

"I'm not alright without you," She admitted, voice wavering as the tears threatened to spill. "I can meet new people, I can buy a building and try to make something out of it, but it is not the same without you. Can't you see that? I am barely keeping it together, they're just distractions, things I am trying to use to fill this empty void where you belong." That was it, at the base of it all. Daff needed things like the gallery opening and flower show and this shop to keep her busy. When she had too much time to think about it, she started to sink into what could have been, what could still be if he would just let it!

"I- I-" Daff was too tongue-tied to try and think about what else she could say to get him to listen to her. Everything was such a mess and she hated it had to be this way. The frustration bubbled up, but instead of coming out in words she pushed up to her tiptoes, tugging on his sleeve to pull him down, and pressed her lips to his, pouring everything she couldn't think to say into the kiss instead.