He sounds faintly bewildered that she's even asking. Curtis raises his head so he can look her in the eye; one hand finds her cheek, cradling it with the same gentleness.
"I don't..." He swallows as he picks his way through the words. "I don't want you to have to hold back what you're feeling. Sometimes I gotta stop, but that doesn't mean -- "
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He sounds faintly bewildered that she's even asking. Curtis raises his head so he can look her in the eye; one hand finds her cheek, cradling it with the same gentleness.
"I don't..." He swallows as he picks his way through the words. "I don't want you to have to hold back what you're feeling. Sometimes I gotta stop, but that doesn't mean -- "
He doesn't want her to stop burning for his sake.