It's you I am a little more concerned about. [Faltering, he looks to his lap a moment, idly picking skin around his thumbnail.] I apologize for... assuming you were comfortable with certain displays of affection. It was something my mother would do for me, most often when she was putting me to bed; the last thing I ever meant to do was upset you. [He chews his lip and looks up, meeting his eyes.] I just want you to know that I care for you, and that I am forever grateful for what you have done for me.
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[He waves him over, insistent.]
It's you I am a little more concerned about. [Faltering, he looks to his lap a moment, idly picking skin around his thumbnail.] I apologize for... assuming you were comfortable with certain displays of affection. It was something my mother would do for me, most often when she was putting me to bed; the last thing I ever meant to do was upset you. [He chews his lip and looks up, meeting his eyes.] I just want you to know that I care for you, and that I am forever grateful for what you have done for me.