She laughed (giggled, really) a little uncomfortably, and agreed, "Yeah, for Alex's sake." She played with the hair at the nape of his neck, because slowing down didn't mean stop touching and she had no plan to.

"I just -- " She was struggling for words here, more than usual. "I don't want to stop, so I think maybe we should? Just...'cause that seems like an indication that I'm not thinking like I should be."

Phrase that a little more awkwardly, Katniss. Try.