....

"If you knew it was, then why did you say it?"
"'Cause that's how I felt. What were my options? Wrack my mind for something else to say, pray that I can come up with better sounding words? Silence?"
"Silence is nice, sometimes."
"Would silence be nice now?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"..."
"Maybe it would have been nice, like, a few seconds ago, but it wouldn't be now, you know?"
"Yeah... yeah."