He regretted asking the question when she gave her answer, and from the sound of it, it was a painful subject."You don't have to get close to someone quickly for it to end in heartbreak. You just have to get close at all. If you close yourself off though, turn off your emotions and let go of the ties, you don't have to worry about it. Nothing can touch you, nothing can hurt you, and nothing can divert your attention from what you set it on... unless you choose to let it." It was as simple an explanation he could give for how to avoid that situation; not necessarily the best one, but an explanation nonetheless.
Sighing, he forced himself to sit up, relinquishing his comfortable place curled up against her. "You can go if you want. I don't want to keep you from whatever else you might have or want to do."