"Oh please..." he started, but then her next bit of news put him over the edge.
"Oh..." he couldn't find his voice anymore. He had had this conversation before and remembered every word of it with remarkable clarity. Leland swallowed hard and took another step closer and put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey," his voice took on a softer quality. "Um... Faith, look..." he couldn't quite bring himself around to say what he needed to say.
"Whatever you wanna do..." he faltered. "I'm sorry..."