[Willow manages a little smile and gives Tara's hand a gentle squeeze. She's right of course. It's easy to want to shield Tara from the things that are bothering her in the name of giving her space to find her own healing, but they are supposed to be trying to be more open with each other.]

Yeah... [She takes a deep breath.]

Last month was... kind of rough. John, Herc, and Glitch all went back to the ocean. Luna and I took over his shop, but, uh, she was out of commission most of the month.