JJ fidgeted noticeably at the latter part of his comment, making it a dead giveaway that she had bigger reasons than just a general discomfort, and she couldn’t reel it back fast enough to cover it.
“I know. It’s just…”
She hated that it sounded like such a dumb reason in her head, but she was hung up on it nonetheless.
His teasing smile faded as he took a step closer to her, gentle fingers touching her cheek. He was definitely missing something important.
“J, you can tell me. You know I won’t judge you or anything.”