It helps to hear him say that he cares about her. A lot. It helps to be reminded that if nothing else, what was between them was--is real and mutual. Riliana offers him a smile in response. It's only right he get one for that, even in the midst of this stress.

But the sentiment doesn't erase his instincts, even he can control himself not to bolt off right away. He drinks more, and she can't help but feel again that she'd like to as well. Right now, a drink would be incredible. It might make her more numb as she pushes out the next words, as difficult as they are.

"I know. And you can have the time you need to think about it, but if you want to run right now, you can." Her words are soft, growing a little more distant. "You can take that bottle with you and run and get it out of your system, however long it takes. And at the end of it if you want to come back I'll be here. And if you don't...then all I ask of you--the only thing I'll ask of you right now, is to let me know definitively. One way or the other."

She can handle a wait if she has to. Days, weeks, months. But at some point she'll need an answer, need to know whether she should be holding open a space for him in her life and the life of her child or not.