[Nina doesn't even know what the gamayun saw -- which means, in essence, two versions of her encountered that version of him. She just remembers that flood, and how awful he had been...]
I don't think it would have changed anything, Nina. I love him- [No, that's not right, she corrects it right away.] Loved him, that wouldn't have stopped even if I knew this would happen. I don't think I'd even take it back now that I've seen him like this. Maybe it would be smarter to, but...
[But he meant too much to her to just erase that. She became a better person because of Tommy, a more complete one, and she wouldn't change that.]
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I knew.
I should have tried harder to tell you.
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[But he meant too much to her to just erase that. She became a better person because of Tommy, a more complete one, and she wouldn't change that.]
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But then it wouldn't be love.
I really hoped it wouldn't happen because of that.