Verity almost started at the touch but she didn't pull back and kept her surprise from her features. As she listened to him some things were a little hard to hear and a lot of the time she felt like she was being talked down to but in the end she just had to sigh.
"George- that's not what I meant. I think. I mean- I don't know what I meant.
"I didn't mean that I wanted to go back. I am happy with Monty- I could never leave my life with him behind. I love him so much, I honestly do. The thought that I almost hurt him like that-" she shook her head.
"I guess I didn't realise that you retained feelings for me, I suppose that's what surprised me." She shook her head.
"There isn't anything to be sorry about, George. I'm not asking you to start something, I'm not asking for things to go back to how they were. I was just- confused. And now, I think I understand.
"And for the love of Merlin, please stop patronising me."