She places her hand comfortingly on Steve's shoulder.

"You should be happy to have a friend as loyal as that. I often times wish I had someone who had my back like that. Instead, I deal with the prejudices of being a woman in a man's world. There are times when I am perfectly fine with that and other times? I felt alone in the world. If only we all had friends like James or you, we would all be better off in this world."