The anger will be fleeting too. Not so quick as his humor, but the endearment and the apology do help her start to calm down. She isn't quite ready to go back to cuddling, which is a shame, but there's no more attacks--and that's something.

"I know. I just." She sighs, pushing herself up and scooting toward him so she can take his hand. "It's hard to get serious about someone as Catholic as you and not think about what I can't have sometimes."

Congrats, Matt: you have now entered the Serious Conversation Zone.