Rita looks horrified at that suggestion. She thought that was what he was getting at... but the idea seems so preposterous, a part of her didn't quite believe he would just come out and say it as plainly as he just did.

She stares at him, mouth hanging open for several seconds, then manages to speak. "Wh... what do you think he'd do, if we did that?"

Because Rita happens to think he'd do something terrible.