[She lets out a quiet snort of laughter, trying to sound and look confident as she continues even though there's anxiety clawing at her.]

I have a funny feeling the government won't want to just offer me my old job back. And I have no idea what my legal status would be, or- [She almost chickens out, afraid of really saying this out loud.] What that would mean for us.

[And, as an afterthought:] Me staying would at least give us time to sort that all out.