[As soon as he gets out, he beelines right back over to the bed...although he slows down just a little as he gets closer, and when he flops down next to her, he doesn't cuddle right up. He's not...really sure how touchy-feely she'd want to be with him after all that.]

That sounds amazing.

And yeah, but it can wait a minute. It does feel a lot better than it did.

[He lets out a quiet snort, and while he's still kind of joking, that apologetic note is back in his voice as he continues.]

You took much better care of me than I deserved.