John grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him, resting a hand on her cheek. “Easy love...I just wanted to make sure you were knowing what you were doing. Your not a screw up...” he pulled her back to him and kissed her again, moving his hand into her hair. 

John didn’t want her to feel like she messed up. He just didn’t want to push her, especially not knowing the whole history with her father. He couldn’t risk upsetting her by bringing back the memories back again. But kissing her...he was very happy to do that.