<span style="color: #ff0000">"he does not take pleasure in your discomfort, he has been incredibly gentle and patient with you. yes, he took a moment of amusement because you stood him up but what is the alternative? would you rather he had gotten angry, tracked you down and demanded to get laid? he did not use you to amuse himself, he choose to be amused by actions you took entirely on your own, there is a huge difference."</span>she reached up to turn Nyarien's face back to her gently so she could look into her lover's eyes.<span style="color: #ff0000">"i know that my dear, and that is why i am gently pushing you. we will get to all of that in time my love, but for now we have to keep chipping away at your fears." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>