[A pause. He knows she's right, and trusts her judgment, but:]
I don't want to muddy up whatever it is you've got with this guy by getting in the way.
[Some other kind of family, if Firo views her as such. Nick knows he's close with Muscovy, after all, and the kid has some ties to Rey he's not willing to let go, for better or for worse.]
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[A pause. He knows she's right, and trusts her judgment, but:]
I don't want to muddy up whatever it is you've got with this guy by getting in the way.
[Some other kind of family, if Firo views her as such. Nick knows he's close with Muscovy, after all, and the kid has some ties to Rey he's not willing to let go, for better or for worse.]