She maybe hadn't had as much time- at least, not as much time to form a romantic opinion of him- but Hannah was doing her best to catch up. "I might still think you're mad," she said, smiling faintly, "for thinking it for as long as you have, but I- I suppose I shouldn't complain, knowing that you've cared for me for so long and you don't mind that I'm only just starting to- to reciprocate."