"I won't demand your trust." He said as I looked at him.
"I'll earn it." He added and something inside me shifted.
"I don't know how long that will take." I said.
"I don't care." He said.
"You might eventually." I said.
"I won't." He said.
His certainty frightened me almost as much as it comforted me.
"I can't promise I'll stop being afraid." I said.
"You don't have to." He said.
"I can't promise I'll come back to our room tonight." I said and his eyes flickered toward me, but he didn't argue.
"I won't ask you to." He said and I almost smiled.
"You make this very difficult." I said and he gave a quiet laugh.
"I've been told that before." He said.
For the first time in days, I felt something close to normal so I took one small step toward him.
My hand lifted almost without per
