"Please don't be hurt, Neville." she said, reaching out to touch him on the back as he turned away from her, "I just want to be careful. I do not want us to get our hopes up and then have something not work out. I've been there, it's crushing. I don't want that for you.... do I feel something, yes. Does it terrify me, very much so.... so I'm not sure what to do or how to proceed with this, but I don't want to hurt you because I'm scared."
It was strange how explaining it just put it all out there.