dear_mun | She just got partially retconned.

[Natalie is quiet for a few moments as she processes the changes to her life. She takes a drink of her wine and a look out the apartment window before she turns her attention to the mun.]

I understand.

You're doing what's best for both of you, and no one can fault you for that. No one wants any trouble. Hell, I most certainly do not want more trouble in my life right now. But I'll miss him. Without him I wouldn't be here.

[Another pause.]

Just don't take away anyone else, okay? Don't let me lose Jesse. Having him here has really helped me see life the way my brother looks at it. I understand so much more what he's going through because of Jesse and I think I needed that. I needed to get off my fine-dining, black-card-using high horse. That's not really me, even if that's how you made me.

Everyone you've let me play with has helped me learn something, somehow. Will and Cary gave me a chance to work out from under James's shadow. Kelly keeps me challenged outside of the courtroom and it helps that he reminds me of Cole. Robert's so damn nice to me and he never judges me. And Doug, well he makes me reconsider how I look at what I've been given. I need all of them to be the me you've started to love writing. And you already know I don't do well with goodbyes.