"Mm." He's not sure how long he's really been comfortable with her--like the rest of his feelings for her, it's been building in him gradually for years. But no matter what the exact timeline might be, he knows she's right.

She's not afraid of him. She's not afraid of the chaos of his life, or the bizarre thorny tangle of his emotions. Not because she's confident that she can conquer it all, but because she knows him.

"And--if I'm honest, it helps that you're so frank about things like that. I mean, I've learned what my biochemistry is doing, it's the rest of me that needs explaining."

Molly may excite him, may drive him to distraction at times, but he's not afraid of her, either. And he knows she'll tell him the truth. She always does.