Max I could tell I was making her nervous. It’s like anytime we start talking about anything personal she freezes up. Aside from killing the asshole who made her feel like this, I have to slowly start working through all the barriers she set up for herself. It’s going to be a long ride, but I’ve already waited this long for her, I can continue to wait some more because she is worth it. She changed the conversation abruptly and became hyper focused on dinner. I refrain from telling her that the only thing I need for dinner is her, but just because we aren’t at that point in our relationship. Yet. “What do you feel like eating? We have a burger joint, Mexican, and Chinese restaurant nearby,” I say for the sake of conversation. “Or how about we cook?” Cook? Yea... “I have never co