Giving his hand a reassuring squeeze, she brought their hands up to her lips, kissing the back of his.<br/><br/>Take your time, she said. You tell me what you want and at your own pace. I'm not going to force you to put everything on the table all at once. Not that it would make a difference in how I feel for you, but because I wouldn't want you to force me to talk about things I'm not ready to talk about. I do want to hear it, what's hurting you so I can try to make it better again, but all in good time.