Eddie stilled when she told him to wait. No, now that she was saying it, he really wasn't sure he wanted to hear it at all. It was sweet, but they had already messed things up once before. He didn't want to go through it again. Maybe casual was a good thing, at least for a little while? They could try that, right?
Not answering her, Eddie found it easier just to step in and press his lips against hers. It stopped her from talking and it made it so that he didn't have to say anything back. It also helped that he was generally a man of few words.
"Don't worry about it. Seriously. I'll stay for as long as you'll have me."