Her lips parted again and her eyes closed briefly, then she drew her arm away, moving her hands into her lap, out of reach. "Please," she said softly, eyes searching his, "if you don't mean to follow through, then just don't. Please. I can't..." She stopped, and swallowed, a faint, ironic smile on her lips. "I've been on my own too long, that's all. I'm rather vulnerable just now."
She took a deep breath, blinked a couple of times, and tried to focus on John. "What do you mean, you've given yourself to him?"