A/N: Set after the events of 4.05
At first, she isn't sure. She has had her walls up for so long that she still isn't certain how to bring them down. They've protected her from being broken again, they have made her strong.
But maybe they aren't necessary anymore.
He's asking her if he can have the honor and before she knows it she is lifting the lid off the box and setting it aside. This is a big step - she knows it, he knows it.
But she thinks she is ready.
He doesn't push or pry, just looks up at her occasionally, and when he smiles at her, she can feel a small part of her melt. It's sappy and ridiculous and so foreign to her.
But she likes it. She likes how he makes her feel.
And when they are watching that silly old video of hers and there are tears in her eyes, and she can't help feeling vulnerable because this is her past and she doesn't like looking back. Doesn't like looking at her beginnings.
But then he is wrapping an arm around her shoulders and nuzzling her head and she feels so content that she thinks that this is a different beginning, and she can definitely learn to like it too.