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This is Nate, you know what to do. I'll...probably get back to you.

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1/3

[restinglichface]

[The texts don't come until Lup's finally gotten Elena to sleep after a good ol' crying sesh. Her heart hurts for her friend, and even if she isn't a part of this whole mess, she still has to drag Nate at least a little for it.]

2/3

[restinglichface]

im v disappointed in u and i want u to know u fucked up real good

3/3

[restinglichface]

shes here and shes safe tho
so dont go worrying about it

[It's not much but hopefully he can find a little comfort in knowing Elena is being well taken care of and being kept safe. Lup and her family won't let anything happen to her.]

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[He wants to be defensive. He feels defensive, because no one else knows the circumstances, the full story. No one has the all-important context, and Hell, he didn’t even get to explain that part to Elena before things went so far south he might as well be sticking a flag into Antarctica.

He already knows he shouldn’t have kept it from her. He shouldn’t have lied, even if it felt like it was for her own safety. Another excuse, maybe. Nate isn’t known for looking too far into his own decisions. Better to take his licks and sit on the internal question as to whether or not this brush with divorce might lead to real papers.

He’s pulled this one too many times.]

yeah

i’m an asshole

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thanks for keeping an eye on her

[restinglichface]

[Lup should leave it at that. Put her phone down and walk away to go curl up with Barry until Elena wakes up again.

But she cares about the stupid man. She isn't just Elena's friend, even if they are so completely close. She's his friend too. (Though the power of lady bffs is not to be underestimated.)]

ill keep u updated
just give her a few days k?
shits fucked but itll work out

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[“A few days” is optimistic and puts into perspective the fact that she doesn’t really know how things happened before, albeit with vastly different details. He appreciates the updates but doesn’t deserve them, and it shouldn’t be wrong to both want to help the brother he should have helped over a decade ago, and protect his wife.

But here he is, anyway.]

sure