She stared at him incredulously, angry tears tracking down her cheeks. "There is nothing to take back," she said in a choked voice. "I did what I did and said what I said because I care about you deeply. You've been kind, yes, but you've also been cruel without realizing it," then she paused and then her thoughts shifted to the day he'd had Dou-- Lord Gordon over. He'd almost acted jealous... As if he had anything to be jealous of. Pippa lifted her chin a little and he would be able to see that understanding dawn in her eyes even more so.

"Oh... Oh, Dr. Wells..." she whispered and backed away a step... Then she turned toward the door, suddenly numb. She wanted to be anywhere but there. "I take it back," she said, wanting to put distance between the two of them, not because she was disgusted by the revelation; she wasn't, but because she wanted to pretend the letter was never found.