She clearly relies on him for support as seen here when she confides in him :
Can we blame Lou for having this expression with all of the crap she has to put up with ?
Even after she gets fired, she probably still feels the same way , that Brady has her back even though he was powerless to do anything.
Post firing, she returns to the store in this gear :
Even later, when she is grilled by Bill Hodges, she refers to Brady as " the sweetest guy. "
She just cant believe he would do anything bad although she seemed to be suspicious after Brady had killed the customer who had been rude and unpleasant to her.
Poor Lou. She completely mis-judged Brady, not knowing his true psychopathic nature. Even when she confronted him at the fairground, maybe she still hoped there was good in him.
But no , he just attacked her and left her for dead. I cant emphasise enough how powerful this scene plays because of Breeda Wool's superb acting. She fully conveys Lou's confusion, shock and terror.
Thankfully, Lou survived and is now recuperating in hospital.
But almost certainly she will be traumatised and nervous.
What does the future hold ?
She might end up as manager of the store.
