[Fenimore smiles at those words -- still a somewhat small smile, but it's much more natural than her attempts while she was telling her story. She still feels somewhat emotionally compromised, an unsettled feeling deep in her stomach and a knot in her chest, but she also feels the warmth of being loved throughout her body.]

Thank you. It makes me feel really happy to know you're here for me. And loved.

[She falls silent for a moment before resting her head against Rei's shoulder and closing her eyes.]

Can we stay like this, for a little while? I...I want to hold you, but I don't think I could do it for very long.

[She considers this sentence in her mind and hastily tries to reassure, opening her eyes again.]

It's nothing to do with you! That I wouldn't be able to do it very long, I'm just...a little shakey after that. [Not physically, but "a little" is a bit of an understatement emotionally.] But this is...relaxing.

[She is slowly starting to relax, both physically and emotionally. She tries to look over at Rei's face -- well, as much as she can see it from resting her head on Rei's shoulder.]

I'm sorry. Maybe it's a little silly, to be this...touch-shy when it comes to talking about this, even with you. But this is easier. And I don't think I could do even this much with anyone else, but with you, it's comforting.

[Well, maybe there's two or three other people she could manage it with, but that's counting people who aren't even in Luceti to be even that many. Still, she feels a bit bad for resisting touch as much as she has been while talking about this, even if it's not really something she can help.]