For a second, she almost had thought he'd changed his mind. It wouldn't have been so bad, they were perfectly capable of taking things slow (probably), but it would have stung a little.

Rogue set the cooler down on the grass and approached Steve with an understanding look, reaching out to put her hands on his where they held the blanket. Returning that smile, she told him, "You don't have to be nervous, sugar, not right now. Whatever happens later won't change the way I feel about you - whether we sleep together or not tonight, I'm still going to love you like crazy. So you're right, let's just enjoy today, and tonight we can both be nervous and decide what we want to do."