"I won't tell anyone," he confirms - although yeah, he has to add, "Are you sure you don't want me to tell him anything?"

He frowns a little, but more because, "He's gonna figure out something happened the next time he sees you. I hate to say it, Ellie, but you're not gonna bounce back overnight. You'll probably be able to fake feeling okay if you take it easy for a few days, but your neck'll be harder to hide."

And while she really can tell pretty much anyone else to fuck off, he doubts B is going to take that for an answer.