Ah, I suppose I shouldn't say, "Don't be mad", so much as, "Please allow me to still be as I am as well," eh.

[He can tell she's scared, and he hates it. He should be fighting off those fears, not causing them. Was his early assumption correct? She was scared of living to the fullest? But...]

And please talk to me still, eh. So that I can understand. And because I missed you. [And he's pretty sure she missed him or she wouldn't be so willing to talk to him this late at night, right? Anyone else would get the book shut on them... though he still might find himself in that position as well.]

Would you prefer another story?