The only thing I need my best friend to do is get himself better.

[The verbal snap was sudden, the smile wiped from his face for a violent moment. There's a long pause, and he's back onto neutral territory, his voice low.]

I said you could tell him whatever you want. If that means making something up... well, I'm not too fond of people putting words into my mouth like that. I wouldn't really expect you to stoop that low, either. But if you think that's best, then that's your decision.

[Because what she was relaying was the harsh truth of the matter, as long as she didn't decide to warp it. All the things he wants Luke to know - all the things he's been bottling up to tell him - are things that don't need an in-between.

He'll let Luke knows exactly what he thinks is important with his own lips. Not hers.

But he's not about to tell her that.]