His mouth dropped open and a seriously confused expression plastered itself on his face as Lucy walked away. "Wait!" he said, coming to his senses, "What did I say? Lucy, please listen! I need to know this stuff so that I know in how much danger you are. Lucy... I would never do that, you know me," he said, finishing the sentence with a slight pleading tone. Does she really think I would do that to her? I love her more than I've ever loved anyone, and she thinks I'm going to kill her? He raised his hand and placed it on her cheek. "Do you really think I would?" he concluded, his desperate eyes searching hers, "I really like you, too much in fact."