"We might not be as screwed as you think," she says, thoughtfully, tapping her lower lip with one extended index finger as she thinks about it. "Because to get pissy, he'd have to admit to doing it to start with. And pretty much unravel his own plan."

She's there to support him if he needs her, one hand against his side. "I was lucky. I'm... it sounds stupid, but I'm sorry that I had to lie to you and make-believe betray you. I'd never do it in real life."