She was quiet as he spoke, taking in his words and thinking them over. Kai had to agree. Warren was very closed off when it came to his feelings. Minus the times he'd accidentally let them show or when he purposely showed her how he felt about her, he hadn't shown her much. Empath? Alright. That explained a little, but not everything.<br/><br/>When he'd stopped talking, it took Kai a minute to find the right words. "Maybe it's time you stopped running away from it all," she said. "I know it can't be easy after all this time but...." She let out a heavy sigh. "When you tried to shut me out back there, I couldn't take it. Something inside of my hurt. It was like....I couldn't breathe and I was trying so hard to pull anything, something in but I couldn't. I don't know if that's normal, but I never want to feel that again. If you need to break down then break down, but don't push me away. Keeping all of that in, finding out Karren is your mother, the loss of your son, and everything else, it's not good. I'm here for you, Warren. But I can't be if you won't let me...."