"I can understand that," he says, his own eyes on their hands.

He thinks back to his behavior over the past few weeks and realizes that he has been treating her like something fragile; asking her if she's alright and not overdoing it, going out of his way to make things easier for her, worrying too much that something is going to happen to her.

He's been turning into a wreck, and probably driving her crazy.

Glancing up, his regret shows, and he wonders how long she would've kept putting up with it if it hadn't come up now.

"I don't mean t'be overcareful, it's just... hard for me t'turn it off."