...Thank you. Consider the apology accepted. [That's not how he felt before, when it was the hot button issue between them, but things changed. His momentary surprise melts into a lick of his lips, a stiffened stance.] And I'd like to apologize in return for how I reacted. I hadn't understood it at the time, but I ended up experiencing...similar reactions. To reflections, touched deliberately or accidentally. I was harsh with you. Perhaps unfairly so.