The way the were together in the moment, as embarrassing as it was for Galen, it was comforting. Just having her near him was nice. The way their journey had gone from conflicted to friendly and landing here on whatever this was, Galen was taking it. Allowing it to move forward the one step at a time that it was going.
Her cheeks matched his in flushed, and he shook his head. "No. This is fine." He admitted while his hold on her tightened a little pulling her closer to him. Just the way the waves rocked them, and eased them closer to the shore naturally was relaxing. "Are you uncomfortable? I could let you go..." Despite his tight hold as it was showing he liked her near him.
While moving with the water, his hands touched her bare skins gently. Taking in her feel more than he had ever imagined he would. Despite the salty water, she was so soft in comparison to his rough exterior. The scars and other battle wounds he sported over his body. "I... like being close to you like this..." He hesitated, touching on the topic just hoping not to spook her again.