“You want the truth, Vera? I’d give anything in the world for a thousand more goodbyes from you. I’d love to meet up. I’d love to sit here and listen to you talk for the rest of my life. I want to be with you. I want to hold you. I want to do all the stupid things couples do. I want to take you to dinner at my mother’s favorite restaurant. I want to tell you everything. And maybe one day, I will. But right now, I’m not going to risk you.”
