Darcy breathed a sigh of relief at her response. He really didn’t think he could manage to calmly get all the way through the story, and he had the definite feeling that he would end up accidentally offending and fucking it up all over again.
“Good,” he nodded, and gave her hand a little squeeze. “As long as... I don’t make you feel... ashamed, or like you have to change, or... anything negative?”