"Good," she says, relieved by the shifting tone of his voice. She wants to know what happened, wants to let him talk through it, but she knows it's a bad time. It would be a bad time even if they weren't minimizing contact, still trying to stick with this story. It would make sense for Sherlock to turn to her even if they had broken up, because she would still love him, and still want to care for him. But they can't do much more.

"I love you," she whispers.