[so sweet it is maybe a little saccharine. but she will let yves hold her hand and give him a gentle squeeze back, even as her face falls.]

...I hope that as well. [her other hand comes up to rest over her heart.] I love him, but I do not know... how much more of it I can take, if it remains the same.

When I realized I had fallen in love, I did not ever think that love could hurt.