Rey looks back up at him as soon as he says her name, and the expression on his face is enough of a distraction to let him take hold of one of her hands, though she flinches the slightest amount when he does. It hurts more than it should, to have him reach for her now after the line in how far he's willing to pretend has been so clearly drawn, and Rey knows going back won't be easy. But she isn't sure what else she can do at this point without losing him, and she doesn't ever want to lose Kylo. Hopefully this is him volunteering to fix things. Make the rules more clear. It'll be easier when she knows what the rules are.

She drops her eyes again, schooling her expression into calmness and away from the fearful sort of longing she felt her face take on when she looked at him, and takes her time chewing and swallowing the cake.

"I understand," she says stiffly. "It's okay, you don't have to explain."