Vs. sex

She sighed. "Well I did wonder...about you and me...someday...."
	No, not wrong. The sudden grief felt like a weight pressing against my chest. How I wished I had a different answer to give her.
	"I don't think that...*that*..."- I avoided the word 'sex' because she did- "would be possible for us."
	"Because it would be too hard for you?" She whispered. "If I were that...close?"
	It was hard not to imagine....I refocused.
	"That's certainly a problem," I said slowly. "But that's not what I was thinking of. It's just that you are so soft, so fragile. I have to mind my actions every moment that we're together so that I don't hurt you. I could kill you quite easily, Bella, simply by accident." I reached up carefully to lay my hand against her cheek. "If I was too hasty...if for one second I wasn't paying enough attention, I could reach out, meaning to touch your face, and crush your skull by mistake. You don't realize how incredibly breakable you are. I can never, never afford to lose any kind of control when I'm with you."