She hadn't shot the idea down, and Ron was guessing that Hermione didn't really think that was what he was after. Unless she never thought about anything like that and if that was true, that was really, really scary.
Forcing himself to ignore that completely terrifying possibility, he began running his fingers gently through her hair. "What would be more relaxing right now than letting me wash your hair?" he asked. No denying what he meant with that question.