Of course you lied. People lie, Clark, and sometimes someone finds out, a lot of the time they don't, and everyone moves on. And you had more reasons than most, and good ones! Hell, I told you not to tell me--did you think I didn't know who I was protecting?

I wanted to be there, to make it easier for you, more than anything, even if-- [Her voice cracks a little]. How do you think I felt when you pushed me away?

--Wait, you lost me around that last bend. What do you mean, you told me and this somehow screwed everything up? [Someone's afraid it was her fault.]