Yes I agree, take as much time as you need. The important thing is that you don't feel pressured to write when it won't flow. Plus Nathaniel is resilient, I'm sure he'll bounce right back! And Anita will just deal with it by burying it in her subconscious to fester like she usually does. Unless you've got some character development planned? Oooh I love character development. Say you have some planned!