[Nadine nods, understanding Julie's reasoning - even if she doesn't fully understand. But she understands wanting control, and how important that is. Particularly to people like her and Julie, who have so often had so little of it.]

No.

[She's quick to answer, and shakes her head to emphasize it. There are a lot of things she's unsure of, but not this.]

No, I'm not going to do that again. I'm probably going to mess up sometimes, I can't promise I'm not going to make mistakes or mess up. I've...I've never had a friend before, Julie, not really. But I can promise I am not going to make a choice to leave you behind again.

[There's no way to promise she'll never leave - that's not always going to be in her control. But she can sure as hell promise not to make that choice again. And mean it.]

Anywhere we decide to go or not go, it's together.