Nancy presses her own lips together, and dabs at her eyes again. "If I decide to leave him- sometime down the road- would I have your support? Could I come to you then?" It's clear this is hard on them, seeing her. She doesn't understand quite how hard it is for them, not by a long shot. So perhaps boundaries would be good. She can't see them.

But when she was ready? She needed to know she'd have someone there for her. Else what good would leaving him really be?