"And what if it does?" He repeated. He still didn't want to take that chance. He looked down when she grabbed at her necklace. "Or we can hold off on that too." They had just gotten there. There was no need to jump headfirst into anything.
"Right now, apparently," he replied with a smile. "You know you have me until my last dying breath." And even then, he doubted he could let her go. "Of course. I have to finish what I started, don't I?"