All right, Chris, you've given me a breather. I'm prepared for<br />anything.<br />And thank you for saying all of that, and for loving me, for you<br />haven't gone unloved, or unadmired, yourself." I kissed him quickly on<br />the lips, and told him to go on, to hit me with his knockout blow.<br />"Really, Chris, I know you must have something perfectly awful to tell<br />me-so out with it. Keep holding me as you tell me, and I can stand<br />anything you have to say.