There was nothing he could do to make things comfortable again and he felt as though he'd mucked things up. Internally beating himself over the head he sighed and sat back down in his overstuffed armchair. "I'm sorry Gabby, I don't know what's come over me," he apologised, running his hands over his face, "I'm being terribly rude."
This time he wasn't just saying it to fill space, he really did feel bad about it and wanted her to know. "You shouldn't have to censor yourself around me, its selfish and unreasonable," he stated to himself more than anything before looking up at Gabrielle, "I'm sorry."