"Okay, fess up," she laughed. "Are you just amusing yourself by torturing them? You can tell me."

She took a seat, watching the flowers for a bit. As if they might do tricks.

"I ... don't know," she admitted. "I said a lot of things I really needed to say. I'm ... not sure she gets it. But I ... it felt good to say, even if she doesn't, you know?"