Mary sighed deeply. "I hate you sometimes. You're brash and arrogant and you try to get me to do things I shouldn't. But you've been... a friend to me. A really good one." She didn't really have friends back home except for her brother in law Tom, and her maid Anna - but could she really be a friend if she was hired help? "I'm sorry for... whatever you've gone through and I see that you're trying to be a different person."
He could have left her at the lounge to do God knows what but he was kind enough to make sure that she got to her room safely, even if he vastly overstayed his welcome.
She gave another sigh. "And it hurts to admit it, but you're very nice to cuddle."