"I refuse to make promises I don't intend to keep." A lie. Richard is more than willing to make promises that he won't keep. It's part of how all of this became what it had in its way, that is.

He decided to rest his body against the back of the couch, watching her curiously as the blush began to decrease. "I've heard the Bombos commercials. I think they're trying to tell you to propose."