It's not a dumb question. I want to know the answer too.
[ He tells her this earnestly, still kneeling, the rest of what she said not having quite caught up yet. When it does, he blinks, looking down at himself in his first conscious realization of the posture he adopted.
Why did he do that, anyway? The couch is right there, and she never asked him not to sit on it. She didn't ask for the robe or the water, either. He didn't think about any of it as he did it, the gesture so reflexive they required no thought.
Another thing that's good to know, he supposes. He presses up off the floor and settles into the space she cleared, holding his palms out for her attention. ]
I brought the towel so we can catch what you pull out. [ He explains, in lieu of addressing the kneeling (he doesn't know how; he wouldn't know where to start). ] I don't want to get more of your clothes dirty, or the couch.
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[ He tells her this earnestly, still kneeling, the rest of what she said not having quite caught up yet. When it does, he blinks, looking down at himself in his first conscious realization of the posture he adopted.
Why did he do that, anyway? The couch is right there, and she never asked him not to sit on it. She didn't ask for the robe or the water, either. He didn't think about any of it as he did it, the gesture so reflexive they required no thought.
Another thing that's good to know, he supposes. He presses up off the floor and settles into the space she cleared, holding his palms out for her attention. ]
I brought the towel so we can catch what you pull out. [ He explains, in lieu of addressing the kneeling (he doesn't know how; he wouldn't know where to start). ] I don't want to get more of your clothes dirty, or the couch.
You can go ahead.