“Not that it’s any of your business… but… yes, I’d considered that, too. He always return what he steal, doesn’t he? Including hearts, I suppose. It’s… it’s not his fault that I… so willingly and foolishly fell into that trap. He has his own duties, his own responsibilities. I’m a liability. And while he has me, that’s one less detective on his trail… who, hell, may be useful for a good time now and again…
"It’s not as though I could expect him to really love me…"