"I know." Now, anyway, she knows now, all those important details come back; who she is, where she is, more to him than just touch and presence.

"I have some appointments," she said, after another of those long, not unawkward pauses. "Shundi and Newdi. Can you cancel them for me?"

She'll feel badly about this later - it's a kneejerk reaction, she doesn't want to be around anyone, she's not even sure she wants to be around Ivan, she just wants to build a fort and hide in it - but right now she can't imagine being up to it and she doesn't stop herself from reacting.