His first thought is to tell her that he is happy as they are. If she is happy, that's his only concern. But that would not be entirely true -- he wants himself to be happy, as well. More importantly, he wants them to be happy with one another.
Everything Susan has said is positive. There's no reason to placate or worry he might have the wrong response. He brushes the corner of her mouth, lightly, and strokes her hair, looking down at her and taking in the loveliness of her face, the warmth in her eyes even when she herself might be a little nervous about raising the question. She is telling him that he can choose -- that they can choose together.
"I think," he says, quietly and slowly, the caution now more of the sort that he wants to get his words just right. He pauses. "I have been terribly happy with thee. I would like for us to continue to come to know one another, and watch one another grow as we learn more of each other and ourselves. I suppose that isn't very... definitive, is it?"
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Everything Susan has said is positive. There's no reason to placate or worry he might have the wrong response. He brushes the corner of her mouth, lightly, and strokes her hair, looking down at her and taking in the loveliness of her face, the warmth in her eyes even when she herself might be a little nervous about raising the question. She is telling him that he can choose -- that they can choose together.
"I think," he says, quietly and slowly, the caution now more of the sort that he wants to get his words just right. He pauses. "I have been terribly happy with thee. I would like for us to continue to come to know one another, and watch one another grow as we learn more of each other and ourselves. I suppose that isn't very... definitive, is it?"