Gideon continued to grin even if she seemed to be a bit tentative about it. He was sure it was strange to her, especially considering that awful woman she'd been stuck with for the beginning years of her life. He could only imagine all she'd been through. It made his heart ache a bit. He had to make sure she had a better life with him, he had to make up for all the time he didn't know she had even existed.

"It'll take some time get used to," he said with a reassuring tone and smile, "But you do what you're most comfortable with." He wasn't about to push anything on her she didn't want to do.

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