[It feels unkind, but his first thought is then what is? You won't tell me. He doesn't say that. He wants reassurance, not to fight. He wants to believe Marco right now. He closes his eyes, breathes in, breathes out. Opens them again.]

Okay.

I know I ought to take everythin' he says with a truckload of salt but... I don't know. It's hard to tell what he means and what he doesn't.