"Okay," Cissie said slowly, wondering how to get Cassie to stop deflecting and start talking. "Let me rephrase then--why is what you do with love not enough? You're not being silly. 'The whole thing,' what happened with Kon last week, that was pretty big and ugly, and you have every right to react." She squeezed Cassie's elbows a little. "Talk to me. I'm your best friend, Cass. Or--I used to be. Just--not talking about it won't help."