Poe... [ She sighs quietly, lifting a hand to rub a knuckle between her eyebrows. ] You were right.

[ A little more emphasis, this time. Because even if she did fight it, and fight it hard, it wasn't ever because he was wrong. No. He'd seen straight through her without even trying. Past every wall she put up, every lie she told. She'd felt... Exposed. Vulnerable in a way she hadn't been in a century, at least. Suffices to say that her defensive gut instinct wasn't a kind one.

Too bad she's almost as terrible at apologies as she is at confessing her feelings. It takes her another long moment to work the words up, and several pulls on her cigarette.

Finally, lowly: ]

I shouldn't have lied to you. I... [ Another exhale. ] I do love you, alright? More than I know what to do with.