Yes, ma'am.

[ A beat, he shifts his weight and gets out of this really formal position he's in taking directions. ]

You're right, I like Julia. She's...

[ ...Smart, confident, easy to talk to, ballsy, witty, great, kind, beautiful... ]

...special.

I don't intend ever to hurt her, but I can't promise that I won't when we're in a place we're not ourselves half the time.

If I ever do, for any reason, I do want you to stop me. I'll try to make sure it never comes to that.

[ Not because Kady threatened him. Though - actually, he's pretty uh, relieved? That Julia has friends who have her back. ]