[She closes her eyes, for a moment touching her lips against Sticky Fingers's shoulder in lieu of Bruno's. It wasn't fully giving in, but it was closer than what she'd been able to get the last time she wanted to pry feelings out of him.]

I can't make you happy the way he does. I wouldn't want to try.

[He was too special, and too special to Bruno.]

But he would want you to be okay, too, and that's...kinda why we can't be right now, huh?