"Mm, I guess I can live with that compromise." But only if she could steal a kiss to make it worth waiting for. "Sorry to have stopped you. Just...thought it was important to talk about, I guess." And she did feel a little better, so at least there was that.

"I'm not good at havin' faith, baby. Every time I count on somethin', it blows up in my face." But she wanted this, badly. She wanted it to work, wanted to be happy with him because he did make her happy. "But if you think you can deal with my brand of crazy, maybe I can bring you home to meet the family sometime soon." Obviously, he already knew her family, but that wasn't the point.

The point was advancing their relationship a little bit; they'd already been together for almost six months.