Ah'm sorry ma'am, I can't do that. I'll never look at another woman the way I do my Ma. [ He says this with a painful sort of sincerity, not meant to shut her down or be mean, but to answer her look with an even expression, one he hopes can convey the honor and dignity he was meant to be raised with.

Fred was awkward, often not able to live up to his own internalized standards or those Charlotte expected, or at least those he perceived she did. He didn't have too many other people to compare to.

But he smiles all the same in the moment after, leaning in to kiss her, soft and lingering before he pulls back ]

But as long as I love someone like that, ah'm pretty sure I can come to love other people too. Uh.. [ say it- ] Nariko.