[Now that he's close enough, he wraps an arm around her waist and then manages to get one arm under the bend of her knees.]
Okay...come on body, don't fail me now...
[He gets one foot under him. And then, slowly he starts to push up. He sways like a ship on choppy seas, but after a few agonizing moments, he's up, wobbly-kneed and everything. At least he's thankful for his strength now, even though his muscles are screaming with exhaustion.]
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[He had to say it like that, huh.]
[Now that he's close enough, he wraps an arm around her waist and then manages to get one arm under the bend of her knees.]
Okay...come on body, don't fail me now...
[He gets one foot under him. And then, slowly he starts to push up. He sways like a ship on choppy seas, but after a few agonizing moments, he's up, wobbly-kneed and everything. At least he's thankful for his strength now, even though his muscles are screaming with exhaustion.]
...See? No sweat.
[He is absolutely sweating.]