"Nah, can't imagine you did." That was his 'I don't buy that for a second' tone of voice. "Maybe now's a good time to start thinkin' on it, then. What'd keep you there? Where do you figure you're needed most. Who needs you most, yo."

And then, after a thoughtful pause.

"And who and what you need, too. More'n anything."

But if she was anything like him, being needed always managed to come before having a need.