“Meanwhile, you need to read up on codependency."
"I know what codependency means--- it means allowing difficult people to take advantage of you."
"You're always saying Nick is the problem child, but Nick seems perfectly capable of taking care of his own needs."
"That's only because he doesn't realize what his real needs are."
"Darling, that's pure codependency talking. You need therapy too."
"I do not... I just need Nick to love me."
"You give your energy to all the wrong people. Right, I'm going to head down to Selfridge's to take back those L.K. Bennett wedges. It's a bugger to park around here, so you'll need to sit in the car while I dash in."
"And that would be a perfect example of me giving my energy to the wrong people," says Kate triumphantly, her thoughts crystalizing as she speaks. "Besides, I'm having tea with someone."
"Nick?"
"Someone who needs me more than you do.”