"That's not necessary," she replied with a smile. "I like being older, I guess. Like, my childhood isn't really something I want to focus on, if I'm to be honest. I was just thinking that if you can be a bit more youthful, then you're covering that for us both, so I don't have to."

Comfort zones and all of that. She had no problems with him wanting to be an adolescent. She just didn't want to be one.