She's had much, much worse.

"You haven't been a bad one either." Absent in residence, but not bad. Nor is it bitterly thought as she tilted her head. "I did not promise to stand by your side only if our times stayed golden, Carlisle."

She almost stops, but then, she added, quieter. Not because it matter less, but perhaps because it matters much more. "But I am glad for tonight. For dressing up and getting out of the house and your saying that you will try."