"Just a day or two," Ethan said, chuckling. "I'm not going to try to keep you in bed any longer than that. You want something productive to do or you want me to bring over some cards and chips so we can play poker? I may not be high society's idea of a catch but I can be decent company."
Of course, high society didn't know about his parentage, but he preferred it that way. There were fewer expectations that he could never live up to. Just being a friend and providing company for the few days he was able to convince her to take it easy was plenty.