Dani frowned. "...and here I thought you thought I wasn't a little girl who didn't know what she was doing," she said. "I don't lie to myself. That ended badly any time I've done it. I know what I'm doing. I actually questioned what I was getting into and made my decision with as much information that was truly relevant to what I needed to know. And I'm sick and tired of all of you throwing the guilt I DO feel in my face, but either way, I'd feel it, no matter what I decided. So trying to guilt me is rather pointless."

"My decisions haven't proven to be wrong yet. Tom has more freedom than he would have ever had if he never came to Stacy. He deserves more, yes, and he'll get it. But the only time he's been truly hurt was because of decisions from YOUR world," Dani said, her voice getting quite cold as she got mad again. "And you know what? Iniss was willing to help with Tom after his break down. So before you condemn him, remember this; Iniss let me control him. Let me overshadow HIM because that was the only way Tom would listen to me. There's been a lot of harm, but he's also helped. Even when there was no real benefit to him."