Sloane leaned into Lester automatically, burrowing in, thankful for the contact. He had no idea what he'd done to himself but it was too late now.

"It's all such a mess," She managed, taking a deep breath. Surely he'd noticed that things were tense, Hatch was no idiot. However if Sloane was going to explain, she would have to start at the beginning and it would mean breaking a promise that she never intended to. Ugh, why did this have to be so complicated?!

The tears had slowed a little but indecision filled every bit of her. She needed to get this off her chest, to tell a neutral third party before she exploded, but she wasn't sure she could bring herself to break the promise she'd made to Cam, no matter how angry she was with him at the moment. "I just— I don't know what to do anymore."