Adia sits down, fussing with her scarf as she does so the ends don't get caught on the back of the chair. It gives her time to think, too, about what she's going to say, because she's unprepared. At least she's not as deer-in-the-headlights nervous as she was the last time they spoke, but it's almost a relief to her when Marie starts talking again.

Well, a relief up until it isn't. It sounds like she and Jeff broke up, or are at least on the rocks. The fact that she's been asked to ease up on her work, too, must be like salt in the wound. She bites her lip and looks down at her latte nervously. Will saying anything help, or will it only make Marie feel worse?

"I'm sorry... that sounds rough, and I really don't want to add onto your troubles. But you really deserve an explanation for my boyfriend's behavior." She tries to look Marie in the eyes, but with those sunglasses in the way, it's impossible. "It's... complicated, but long story short, an alternate of yours indirectly caused something terrible to happen to me... even though intellectually, he knows that you aren't the same person, he can't help but remember how close he came to losing me..."

It's not exactly the truth, but it's as close as she's willing to come right now. "Again, I'm sorry. And, for what it's worth, I don't hold any sort of grudge. I know you're not the same as her. And even if you were... she had her reasons for doing what she did." Adia had forgiven her long ago.