"I don't either," she said. "I almost lost you. This weekend. But last night, you said you didn't quit your job. And even if you did, they'd come after you. So why are we ... talking about a future, if you keep ... saying you don't have one? Why ... why did you tell me you'd take forever, if it showed up, and then ... not?"

She made a frustrated noise. "That one's stupid. You said it because you knew it was safe. Would never happen, anyway. Right?"