When we spoke earlier this evening, he seemed to sense that you would need space. That you would need this.

[She gestures to the space between them meaning that Chloe would need to confide in someone else to talk this through. She isn't sure where in the process of this their conversation was, but she feels like Chloe should know that he wasn't just speaking of his own needs.]

I think he understands more than you realize, and taking time with something like this can be important. If your relationship is on solid ground, then a little room to breathe won't hurt anything.