Forty-two words. The repetitions soothed him, after a fashion. And the fact that Sera always sat on the correct side of him. He leaned into her subtly after she scooted closer.
"I am glad you did, that your evening was not overly burdened." He turned the glass clockwise one half turn before sipping from it. Pausing before addressing the rest of her statements. "I did not," he admitted. Her offer was sweet. "I didn't believe you wanted me in your bed." He hadn't shared a bed with her since they were very young.