She catches herself halfway through, closing her eyes and silently admonishing herself for saying it wrong. Good fucking job, Laura. She nods, not letting him believe that they weren't that.

"Yes, we are," she confirms, looking at him so he can see that she speaking genuinely. "I meant a deeper relationship with love and all that. That's what she prefers that you don't?"

Was that question any better? She wasn't too sure about that.