[Ah, okay - then she's wrong, and there's a third person in the equation. Malcolm is her second guess, but-- she decides to stop guessing out loud. It's not the point, and she doesn't want to make him feel needled.]

For the record, I can't imagine somebody who cares about you not having room for you.

But if your first choice says no, I'm always going to be open as a fallback, okay?