"Kat, I'm okay. I will sit and be good. I wouldn't have come out if I thought something terrible would happen. It wouldn't be fair to you. It just hurts when I sit down and stand up. Other than that, I actually feel great."
There was residual pain, but he was on some pain killers. Just being out was doing more for him that any meds could, however. "I wouldn't mind a drink of water." He didn't like making her do anything for him, but he also didn't want to upset her by getting it himself and making more pain noises.