"I'm not saying it to be mean, Gar. I know you've been through a lot. And it's not for lack of caring, trust me on that. I want to be with you. Really badly. Embarrassingly so. But you..." Kitty paused, unsure of how to say this delicately. "You should talk to Raven. I mean, she's getting married and I know that's shocking. I just don't want to be your consolation prize."

She moved off of his lap, sitting next to him. She almost laughed at how absurd this was.

"I don't know how you're supposed to deal with this. I don't know how I'm supposed to deal with this."