ivyĀ studiesĀ hisĀ features,Ā attemptingĀ toĀ decipherĀ everyĀ emotionĀ thatĀ hasĀ flickeredĀ acrossĀ hisĀ face.Ā ifĀ hisĀ feelingsĀ wereĀ trulyĀ absent,Ā sheĀ wouldn'tĀ wantĀ toĀ imposeĀ uponĀ himĀ byĀ elicitingĀ aĀ response.Ā itĀ wasĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ reasonsĀ whyĀ sheĀ initiallyĀ hesitated,Ā fearingĀ theĀ potentialĀ damageĀ itĀ couldĀ inflictĀ onĀ theirĀ friendship.Ā hisĀ questionĀ rendersĀ herĀ speechlessĀ forĀ aĀ fewĀ moments,Ā untilĀ sheĀ mustersĀ theĀ courageĀ toĀ respond.Ā "whenĀ youĀ askedĀ me,Ā iĀ wasn'tĀ inĀ aĀ goodĀ headspaceĀ toĀ sayĀ yes,"Ā sheĀ admitsĀ frankly,Ā evenĀ thoughĀ theĀ vulnerabilityĀ onĀ displayĀ unnervesĀ her.Ā "itĀ wouldn'tĀ haveĀ beenĀ fairĀ toĀ you."