He came up behind her, slipping his arms around her waist. "I'm definitely not. However, I am a proponent of you facing your fears.
“Well, we’re supposed to leave this evening,” he said with a small huff. “I think we should start earlier, though.”
“I think it’s be better,” he said. “If we leave at night, we’re going to need to stop and camp anyway.”
Cal looked up at him, her head tilted. "We were thinking we might want to consider leaving a little early, to get a head start.."