[Her hand stayed there in the space between them, and she frowned just slightly, a line forming between her brows. She didn't drop her hand away at first, money still there. She shook her head.] You're already offering to... [She looked down at her hand slowly lowered it to tuck again in her pocket. She didn't feel like she could argue. Not now. Not with his gently firm refusal. She opened her mouth for a moment, an apology on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed back the words and stayed silent.]