( vanessa gives a nod, understanding )

You gave me that opportunity.

( had he not been patient he would not have understood her, not allowed her the chance to attempt to understand him, to find her own patience )

Being from different worlds can make us feel more alone than we are. ( at least vanessa feels that deeply. even with people she'd known at home, she'd felt so alone at times ) But we are all trying to find our way home.