[ Lil used to pick fights with her husband -- partially because she was so angry all the time, so tired of being rejected, and partially because a part of her took satisfaction from him being forced to deal with her. It was acknowledgment of her existence, of the fact that he wasn't rid of her yet. It made her feel real.

It means something, that Nelly would just say it to her -- that she's important. Wanted. It intensifies her feelings towards him. The protectiveness. The loyalty. ]

Ain't nothin'. Y'know I'm a big girl. [ it's not unkind when she goes on: ] You're the one I gotta worry about, y'know? Havin' somethin' t'hide ain't easy.