"Yes, and also--" he paused, and then carefully phrased what he wanted to say, arranging every syllable as if it were an opening statement in court. "Remember that you are mine, my darling. You aren't going to be given away or left all alone--not even if it takes you years to be ready." He left the for what up to interpretation. "You are still mine, you are held, I think of you as I do them as well." And in the background, Jamie had gotten Hendrick's shirt off, and Barba could well anticipate things progressing further quite rapidly.