Nate took a deep breath as he walked over to Lexi. He was still not 100% at peace with his decision, and her attitude didn't make it any better. He put a hand lightly on her shoulder as he felt, for a second, vague carnal thoughts almost<em>pushed</em>into his head, working and shoving them away as he looked to her with a sad smile. "Lexi... I'm sorry, you know that, right? It was--it is--the hardest decision I've ever had to make and I... I..." He was thinking of telling her that he was considering leaving the seminary to return to her, but decided that would only cause more trouble and heartache.