His hand felt heavy on her leg. She was acutely aware of it and still felt a twinge of upset about the argument they had. She had never expected to be rejected by him, and she was worried that he may have changed his mind because of his trouble saying no to her and not because he really agreed with her.
“I know what you’re thinking, Elizabeth. We talked about things as partners and you need to trust that I meant what I said. We’re a team, and I was making decisions for both of us when I had no right to do that. I am really sorry that I upset you, please believe me that I was just scared of losing you and desperate to try and do something to help prevent you getting hurt. I hadn’t even thought about the fact we weren’t touching the first time. You aren’t coercing me or manipulating me into
