"Back then men were assholes and too proud to admit to needing help from anyone." He sighed. "I've been in many situations where I'd rather have a woman backing me up. Especially one like you." He grinned. He got up and dumped out the water, rinsing the basin before refilling it. He thoroughly rinsed the rag in the sink before taking both back to the table, going back to cleaning her arm carefully. "My mom was a stronger woman than any I've seen. Guess I should say "is" around here, hub?" He smiled. "One thing this island did that was good. Gave me my mom back." He cleared his throat and took a sip of his tea.