Kennedy let out a tiny groan; she didn't think Tara had meant it that way, but the "if" sort of hit her own sense of failure a little hard.

"I'm not actually against that idea," she admitted. "Not exactly jumping for joy about someone using you to make us do all of that."

If she sounded a little bit more frustrated about this, well, feeling like there wasn't anything she could have done to prevent it didn't help.

"I should have known something was up. I knew you weren't acting like yourself, and..." She punched the mattress halfheartedly.