That weren't helping. Not at all. She didn't want to make him feel bad. Now she wished she hadn't told him.
"Hon, you were just trying to find out what was out there and keep us all safe," she protested, shaking her head and rolling her shoulders. "And I'm being silly. I know you know better. I just-"
Just what? Couldn't stand the thought of losing him? Yeah, they both knew that. "I'm sorry, this is all just making me jittery."