Beth stroked a hand over his, frowning slightly. For a moment, she simply sat there. Her eyes remained closed, and her head tilted to the side as if she were listening. Finally, her hand still stroking his, she tugged slightly to get him to come closer.<br/><br/>She opened her eyes, lifting her head to find his eyes. Her own eyes, so deeply green they were almost emerald in color, were full of emotion. "Love... please. Don't say that. You were here. I will mend easily enough. Wounds will fade. Look at this and see what it truly was. We no longer have a gaping chasm between us. Do you think I could not sense that you had a world outside our marriage? I knew there was something huge you were not telling me. I honestly had begun to fear there was a woman involved.... I'm sorry. It was the only conclusion I could draw. It does make sense now, though... I was so confused when I couldn't...."<br/><br/>She trailed off, letting the sentence go unfinished as she lifted her hand to gently lay her palm over his cheek. Her hand would feel oddly warm to the touch, which would be odd for a man of such high body temperature.<br/><br/>"Relax, love... Please. I am okay... we are both safe. I love you more than I could ever put into words."