She nodded once at his acquiescence to her request, and grinned over at him, removing her hand from his arm and back to cup her tea. It was good to have that settled in a way that let everyone win. She got to stay with him, and he got to relax at home. "Good. We'll stay." Marlene moved closer to him and nudged his shoulder with her own, adding, "Thanks, Peter. Sorry for changing the plans so suddenly on you," and then dropping the subject. The best way to handle him was to make him believe the things she did for him were really things he was doing for her. She'd learned over the years that there was really very few things he wouldn't do, if she wanted to to them.
"No, no. I'll do it," she said, placing her mug down on the small table in front of them, and rolling her eyes at his avoidance tactics. "What do you think? Fancy a curry?" She reached for yesterday's Prophet that was resting on top of the arm rest and flicked to the food section. "Brahma's Throne has a two for one deal going on right now," she added, leaning towards him to show him the ad.