They'd managed to have a meaningful conversation without too much yelling, that was already progress, right?

This was doable, she could handle that open-ended sort of agreement. Whatever right happened to be for them, they would work on making that happen. "I can handle that," She hummed as her kissed her hand, enjoying the intimacy of the gesture. Gently she ran her other hand through his hair.

In the interest of being transparent and communication, she thought they should get everything out in the open. "I am not okay, I still have nightmares and you saw my reaction to anger. It's... Frustrating, I know, I hate it, but I need you to be patient with me." It was why she had latched onto Gus with such severity, she needed a calm, reassuring presence to keep her grounded and he was just that. She'd also seen Dory do it too, she just had to be more explicit about what she needed from him.