Usually just the end of slipping off stocking would have been enough to have Ernest practically drooling over her, but as it was he was barely even paying attention. For a start, he wasn't sure how any sort of advance would be received, but mostly he was just feeling kind of deflated and guilty. He felt like it had been too easy to tell her the truth, like he was still waiting on some sort of punishment.
"Yeah? Well alright," he nodded a little. He removed his tie, undid his top button, and then moved to lie down on top of the covers.