With a soft sigh, she leaned into the touch, a small smile touching her lips.<br/><br/>"Good morning," she said softly, turning her head to kiss his palm. "I couldn't sleep," she added after a moment.<br/><br/>Kai was quiet for a long minute or so, her hand coming up to cover Warren's. Finally, she spoke. "I need you to listen for a moment. Don't talk, just...listen and think." Without waiting for a response, she continued. "I'm going to take the serum. I'm taking it whether you like it or not, but....I would really like your support in the whole matter. Lorraine ran a number of tests and she managed to come up with something that...will make me like you. There's no guarantee that it won't be painful; we won't really know until I take it. But I watched how it reacted with my blood and the final time it worked."<br/><br/>Taking his hand away from her face, she held it in both of her own, eyes cast down. "I'm not exactly looking for approval, but...it would be nice to have. I want to truly be your Queen and...and I feel like I can't be that for you, not completely, while I'm stuck like this. That...and I want to give you a family one day." She looked up at him again, eyes already watering. "I can't do that like this..."