She sat back a little so she could look at him properly. "Baby, you have to understand, I never imagined the issue would ever come up for me. And you-- You assumed that if you found someone you wanted, that it was the next logical step, right?"

She touched his face for a moment. "Don't you understand? I feel like the worst kind of harlot who is trapping you somehow. Even when I know that's not giving you enough credit, even when I know how much I care about you."

Her shoulders hunched and she looked down. "Would you have even come back to see me again after that night in New York?"