Elijah couldn't look at her, even as she went after him and spoke. He did seem to get some relief as she told him she didn't care. "I'm sorry.. I'm a mess.. It's been a lot of stress from that article.." He shook his head keeping a gloved hand to his face to cover his eyes as he tried to regain control of himself.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have written that ad in the paper. I thought maybe if I found someone to play my wife, my worries would go away. Even though I can't be a good husband and it was for such selfish reasons. Just so I could have a quiet 'normal' life. Meeting with..." Should he mention her name? Let it out into the cosmos to spread that her assumption was leading to his misery? She was Ben's niece.

"Lory Ward... had been a terrible idea." If it was fair for her to rub his name into the mud, he could do the same. At least he was being honest about it. He would face her soon enough as it was. When he had the words to say to her.