[Sometimes it feels like they go in a series of predictable circles with their conversations. She knows that it's not because they're slow or because they like bringing the same things up. It's because they're both broken in ways that mean they need the reassurance. They need to know that they're doing the right thing as far as the other is concerned.]

Frank.

[Her fingertips press a little more firmly against his cheek, and she almost wishes that this is a conversation they could have with touch and looks alone.]

If you don't want to have sex after what happened, it's not going to disappoint me. And I'm not trying to get you to now. You know that, right?