Daniel met those frank, warm eyes and decided right there that he was going to keep his hands to himself for as long as necessary. He didn't know how long things were going to stay the way they were, but for the first time, he felt like maybe they were going to get better instead of continually worse. The thought made him look away abruptly. Better. Things could get better.
"If you're trying to get me to start listing them, it's not going to work." He smiled at her, a smile newly burdened with old thoughts.