"No," Faye said slowly, and if it felt like stalling, well.

She had to work up a little courage here.

"No, I'm not going to do it again. Probably. Not without telling you. Not like that. I hate that I hurt you."

Deep breath.

"And I love you too."

Which was also why she had left in the first place, but that was Faye for you. She couldn't stop being full of contradictions even if she tried. (Though she would at least be making an effort to let Stark in on those contradictory thought processes, going forward. She could do that much.)