"I'm ... I think I'm already pretty much better. I have some hard eating, to do." She poked her side a little absently. "I'm a little ribby these days." It was easy to point a bit of fun at it, but she'd been pretty near starving herself near the end. With her metabolism, it would take some pretty serious effort to get back up to ideal weight.

"Brianna ..." Her stomach twisted up into knots. She didn't know what was coming after that. "I'm so sorry. I must have put you through hell. If there's anything I can do, seriously, to make it up to you ..."