"Thank you," she said again, because she truly was grateful- not only for him going along with what she'd asked, but for his gentle kindness now. Today Luna needed both.
"I like your cake idea," she said, fingers playing with the fabric of his shirt that had never ended up being removed. "All I've eaten today is a handful of fries. But-" she closed her fingers around the fabric, more of a symbolic gesture of making him stay than an actual attempt. "Maybe not quite yet."