He listens to her hoping that she will let it go, eventually.  "I didn't mean to hurt you, baby," he tried to explain as inane as his attempt was, "it was the whole honor thing.  I'm sorry Kritstin, can you forgive me?"  He tried to look her in the eyes, but he was frustrated.  The more he tried for her; the more he screwed up.  The whole scenario was irritating and confusing to him.  He only wanted to be good for her and he knew that in the end, he probably would mess up.  He wanted her to love him, but he pushed her away with his attempt at protecting her like a man should.  That was what he believed anyway.<br/><br/>The storm crashed outside louder than before and the wind is horrendous.  Some cars have begun to pull off the road as the rage outside continued.  People began to look out the window to see the weather carnage occurring.  Some even looked a little frightened.