A nod, and his eyes focus on the wet stain he'd been working on.

He is quiet a few minutes, and then he glances up at her.

"I really wanted him, Liz. I didn't realize it until he dismissed me. It had nothing to do with his bite or his power or anything... He didn't laugh at me or talk to me like I was a child. He read to me, held me, and kissed me. I thought that was more than it was. Don't..." He swallows back the scream that's been building in his throat for hours. "Don't make him pay because I was living in a little fantasy."