He's stubborn and apparently has a weakness for what most people would write off as a lost cause. Maybe that's part of it too. If I give up on you it'll hurt him. Even if he tries to pretend it don'

[She sighs, takes a swig of her coffee, and then leans forward, a little more open to whatever the hell is happening here.]

Ardyn what's goin on, honey? I know... someone like you has to think I'm just an airhead and a floozy but... I keep the people I care about close and I know he cares about you even if you don't believe I care about him. You seemed pretty determined that his feelings didn't matter last week so why now?