He was trying to be understanding and supportive. As much as humanly possible. Eyes trained on her, a patient look glued onto his face, and a silence that held up fairly well on his end. He thought that it would help, showing that he was willing to listen. But the fact that she was getting up and moving away from him? It made things a little more than difficult for him to comprehend. The words that followed certainly didn't help matters by much either.
"You can't do...what?" He repeated slowly, leaning forward. "You can't..."
His heart sunk a little. Maybe this wasn't about her. Maybe it was..."Heather, if this is about us getting married..." He frowned and looked down. "Are you having second thoughts? Is that it?"