Maine felt him take a deep breath, but he kept silent for a time. He just rubbed his hand in an up and down motion on her back as he tried to collect his thoughts. Maine waited as he bided his time, blinking a few times fighting off sleep.
"Je should have kept his mouth shut," he muttered as he tightened his hold on her, as if afraid she might leave. "Are you sure you really want to know?"
"Yes."
"It doesn't paint a good picture of me, fair warning."
"I think I could handle it."
"Just promise me you'd be open minded, okay?"
"Are you inviting me to join a networking scheme?"
"Maine..."
She heard exasperation in his voice when he said her name that she giggled and replied, "I'm sorry. Go ahead. I promise I'll do my best to understand."
She heard Richard si
