Derek smiles softly and looks down at his hand enveloped between Bitty's, curling his thumb around Bitty's. He nods and lets out a deep, cleansing breath before looking up at him. "I know you wouldn't have, but really, it's fine. Once I got up here, it wasn't so bad."

He leans back against the chair and laughs a little, mostly at himself. "I built it up in my head. I tend to do that."