Alex was briefly glad when she lowered her arms, and he did the same. Then she mentioned scheduling 'the rest' and he froze.
"Yeah," he said. "We've... made a start. About the rest..." How did he put this? "I don't... I don't want it to feel like we're doing something... we don't like, like going to the dentist. How do you propose we... schedule 'the rest'?"
If he seemed a little lost, it was because he was.