None of this would matter if she could just stop caring about him. In a way, Cameron thrives on that. It's safer for her if he thinks she hates him. She does; or she has, she comes and goes. If she could not care at all, though, she wouldn't have any reason to be angry. At least if he's with someone else, she's safe missing what they had on her own. It's not satisfaction; but it's what she's always allowed herself, and it has less potential for ruin.
She lifts her chin slightly. "I'm pretty sure that would be grounds for a restraining order," she quips. It's dry, but not vicious; it's not a roundabout way of asking him to leave. Just a joke to avoid saying anything serious. There was a time, at least, when that would have been obvious; what he'll hear now she can't even guess.
I hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
She lifts her chin slightly. "I'm pretty sure that would be grounds for a restraining order," she quips. It's dry, but not vicious; it's not a roundabout way of asking him to leave. Just a joke to avoid saying anything serious. There was a time, at least, when that would have been obvious; what he'll hear now she can't even guess.