I'm sure you'll cope. I'll leave you some wonderfully huge and terrible scandal to act as a smokescreen for a few months. You might actually be able to get things done while people are talking about it.

[He catches Eugene's pensive look at that and sighs.]

Don't let it distract you for too long. He's not... we're not kids anymore. And he's not dumb. He's not been around so much recently either. He has to work. Talk to him soon. Lay your cards on the table. Don't end up regretting what you could have had.

Mother didn't.