527 Virtue of the Strong (Part 1)

"Actually, yes. I would love to. If these things are so irrelevant, why are you so secretive about them? We've been together for quite some time now. You can't keep me out of your life like that."

Lith recognized this moment and hated it with all of his heart. It was the moment when things in a relationship went from simple fun to serious. Back on Earth, it was his cue to dump or wait to get dumped.

Lith called it "the nagging point" and it put him at a crossroad. He could turtle up, making their relationship turn sour, or open up with the risk that one question would lead to another until Kamila asked about something he couldn't share.

Lith knew that she cared and she was trying to make things between them work, yet he was scared of the consequences the nagging point cold have.