"You don't. You think it's funny that I might have a madwoman out to get my head on a platter," she said. "How does that prove that you make sense?
"Yes but you love her as a friend as well as a lover," she explained. "Besides, shopping is never a hardship for you and I'm sure she'll learn to be discreet. She'll have to learn... It's not like she can do otherwise."
Astoria sighed and closed her eyes. "Everything was fine until I told him I could do things on my own. Then he just... Changed. I didn't like it."