Jeph tortures his characters on a pure Dickensian scale. Damn the man!
I'm leaning toward the "Sven has the big realization/Faye has the big realization" path here. I mean, Faye's been saying all along she doesn't want a relationship, she isn't ready for a relationship, she can't have a relationship...and here she is, realizing that she really, really, really wants a relationship. And Sven -- he has had another first. He confesses, the girl goes away, AND HE ISN'T HAPPY. It would only have been better if he'd said "and the whole time, I kept thinking of you and how I shouldn't be doing it, and I've never HAD those thoughts before." I mean, he is showing signs of really caring about Faye. That's gotta be brand new to him. Like any new thing, he's gonna fuck it up a few times before he gets it right.
I'm half expecting that when Faye tells Dora, Dora will be dumbstruck that Sven actually told her the truth and didn't try any of his old, slimy denials and escapes.
I'm gonna be hopeful here that Sven and Faye will eventually talk and tell each other the truth, because, really, I'm an optimist. I know that it's possible (from a been there, done that, still with it standpoint) for a relationship to recover from shit like this if there's anything good in it in the first place, but it is a lot of work. I hope, wish, pray, want, beg that they are up for it. I'd like to see them start over with a real relationship. They are young yet, and this may not be a forever thing, but it can be good for what it is.
Then again, maybe Faye just walked outside to get a club or a gun or something.