_{[Well, she's not going to pull away from that one. It's not her style to reject comfort when she really does need it.]}

... I just...

_{[There's a pause, before she sags into a deep sigh.]}

... You were brave enough to tell your dad the truth.

I guess I just... didn't want you to know that I wasn't brave enough to tell mine.

_{[Well, she had in the end, but it had been... too late.]}