At the park, he had thought Hannah was unreasonable when she accused him of not trying, but now he wondered if he had, at some point, stacked the deck against her - decided he didn't want her and then set things up so she'd justify his slackening interest. Because he knew - of course he knew, he wasn't stupid - that his behavior had contributd to, if not entirely caused, her insecurity. And of course her insecurity [...] just made her more annoying. But it had felt as if he couldn't help the way he behaved. [...]