Arthur's hand rises to cup Joan's cheek, his gaze intense on hers. "I never think of you as a protege, and it was as your partner and supportive husband that I did it." He knew that Joan would have wished him to go to anyone other than his ex-wife, without her having to say it, but the truth was Geena had been the best choice. She knew their world, and she had a very sharp legal mind.

"I won't apologize for wanting to protect you. I always will, but I should have taken your possible point of view into consideration." It didn't mean that he would have done anything differently only that he would have considered her feelings.