A breathless chuckle shook him, then. It was funny, wasn't it-- he'd apparently hurt this girl, and though she forgave him, he still had it in him to let her be misguided about the whole thing. Yet, she thanked him. Poor thing.

Something about it stung.

"You shouldn't thank me," he remarked with a teasing air, hand settling to brush over the side of her neck, resting there. "Funny one, you are."