Her breath caught just slightly at the way he whispered that word and she pressed her eyes shut even tighter. But then he was settling next to her, and she couldn't resist the way he was lifting her chin. Her eyes opened, bright with the tears she was trying to hold back. "I want to Seamus, but I don't know if we should. It's already too hard, being near you when I can't..." She stopped herself, pressing her lips shut as her eyes stung even more.