She stared at him a long time, hand still poised at her mouth. Ginnie had an aha moment... He was insecure in his ability to protect, perhaps... Maybe even be in a relationship. She did something she wasn't planning on doing first, for she had wanted to wait for him. Slipping off the stool, she moved right up to his side, which was only a little way from her stool. She reached to the cheek on the other side of his face and turned his head if he didn't stop her, then pressed a soft kiss to his lips. It wasn't experienced, but it was meaningful. Then she would pull away only a small amount so he could only have sight of her eyes, assuming he did so, and she said, "I want you to stay. I want you to sleep in my house and protect me. I want you around because you make me laugh and you're so kind with my grandmother, and the others be damned if I care what they think, because you are worthy of love. Let somebody else give you a chance to take the self imposed weight you have... You don't always have to kick yourself because of things out of your control. You can give up your past if that is what you want and make a future with me. Someone who sees you as the strong man you are. I can't make you do anything, I can only tell you that I want you to be around and it hurt when you weren't because I do love you." And with that, she pulled away. She took the drink the server put down, well, another one for Pony, and she drank it down, herself, before setting it gently on the bar and moving away at a slow pace that could easily be caught up to.