"Food is great." Fred laughed as she settled down at the table. She smiled at him as soon as he sat down. "Thank you for dinner. I haven't been very helpful around here, have I? Kinda hope I can make it up to you." She sighed softly.
"I'm okay. I'm just...I've been thinking." That rarely started a good conversation. She gave him a very soft smile. "I know that sounds bad, but it's not. I promise it's not."