"No, I really doubt we can." He told her as he moved out of the room. He wasn't about to let her walk down the stairs balancing the tray. Not with her track record. "Marian and I...well, it wouldn't go well. Not yet." They needed more time. Even if some people thought he should bounce back quickly.
"I never thought it would be something I would have to face, amongst everything else." He put the tray down on the bench once they were in the kitchen. And that was definitely saying something.