Leaning to him, she touched his cheek tenderly, seeing the resistance. "Please. This is what I want. Please be the only one who's ever given me what I want. I won't ever ask anything of you again if you give me this." She'd given up hope of him finding her daughter for her, she could see that he was too consumed with her to think about anything else. It was just easier to give it up after tonight and just make it a clean break.