"I know, honey." She doesn't pull away - if anything she just draws him a bit closer. No point in regretting the past. No point in encouraging Tom to second-guess himself, when absolutely nothing can be gained from it. She could only crush the fragile shreds of autonomy he's swept together.

It's never really over. She knows that. But for his sake she has to have hope, because he thinks she's strong, and nothing is more discouraging than watching your role models buckle under the weight of your same problems.