"It would help if I knew," Veronica admits. Little though she wants to think about it, she knows he's been patient. It doesn't hurt that she trusts him, though that's not something she wants to think about either.

"You can... I was only surprised, I didn't... actually mind." Just saying it makes her flush, something prickling along the back of her neck, and it's times like these she actually remembers how young she is, that she gets all embarrassed about these things.