"Sorry." Ashley corrected. "You don't have to be sorry. You're sick." She patted his shoulder. She did take the dirty blanket this time, throwing it in a nearby bin. She fully intended to incinerate it later. She grabbed a box of tissues and a small trashcan and put them within reach of the bed.
"Use these." She took one of the tissues and pretended to cough into it, then wadded it up and put it in the trash can.