Ed reached forward to brush hold her cheek when she started apologizing, shaking his head and brushing his lips over hers.
"No, no, love," he assured her, shaking his head again when he pulled back. "I mean.. you said.. and I thought, but it's fine, really. Perfectly alright."
He felt guilty, as if this was all his fault or he'd somehow made her think he was upset with her, even though he wasn't.
"I'd never ask you to do anything you aren't ready for, baby," he added softly, rubbing his thumb over her cheek. "Don't you know that by now?"