[If he was being honest with himself he was scared. Scared because so few things in his life go right without something going terribly wrong shortly after. Scared because he never thought the feelings he knew that had been growing towards Kitty would be reciprocated and now that it had he didn't know what to do. There use to be so many excuses. He had a crazed brother to deal with. He had an endless stream of bounty hunters after him at all times. There were all the other crooks that he's pissed off over the years with a vendetta separate from the sixty billion that his head was worth dead or alive.

There were still problems, just different ones. What if he vanishes like Winn? How could he do that to her? He didn't mean for this to go so far, but it just sort of happened. What about Winn? What if he came back? What would that do to Kitty?

And there was that always lingering thought: I will out live her.]

That's a pretty big but, huh? [But it felt so good to have a warm hand in his own.] Kitty, I'm not so sure this is a good idea but... [That but again and it still felt good. He gives her hand a gentle squeeze.] If you're sure? I guess we can just take things one step at a time.

How about a date? I'll take you dancing. I know a place not too far away.