[Her inner conflict was obvious, and he knew that she would come out with it eventually. They were rather open with each other, and he shared more with her than he did anyone else and he liked to imagine the reverse was true. Of course, he could either wait her out or poke her to tip the scale on her wanting to speak or ignore him further.]
You seem unusually quiet tonight. Is there a subject you would like to talk about?
[He decided to give a gentle verbal prodding and see what she did with it.]
action;
You seem unusually quiet tonight. Is there a subject you would like to talk about?
[He decided to give a gentle verbal prodding and see what she did with it.]