They're not being coy; they're not sure what it is that he wants. To kiss? Cuddle? (Ugh, what a gross word.) Or just to lie here? Is he tired? Did they wear him out? Maybe they pushed him too far, too fast. Sometimes they forget that the enormity of the scale they operate on is an anomaly; not everyone can do that. Maybe he needs a few seconds to just lie there and be a pancake.