[David... doesn't say that he knows it's not. That the last person to love him left him precisely because of that love. Those aren't words he wants to put into the air between them, because he doesn't want to tempt the fate the pronouncement might cause.]

You know, if I wasn't already on an island paradise, I'd suggest a nice brief vacation somewhere. You, me, Laurie. Just get away from work for two days rather than a few hours.