"Stop," she said again, though he already had. "I.. I need a time out," she shook her head a little, her eyes not making eye contact with his.
Feeling her back pressed against the wall like that had reminded her of the last time she'd seen Eddie. He'd been possessed, and attacking her. Her fingers went to her throat, remembering the way his claws wrapped around her throat.
Her eyes closed and she sank down the wall slowly until she was sitting. She'd practically forgotten the experience. Not like amnesia or anything, but she certainly didn't dwell on it every day. How was it that she'd spent six months in good spirits and suddenly she was thrown back into it like it had happened yesterday?
After a long pause, she opened her eyes. "Um.. My last relationship ended badly," she started to explain. "As in, with me in the hospital."