"I'm sensing some unease," Wash said softly, worriedly, but not pushing for any details.
River wasn't one to hide her emotions too easily. Not like she had the choice, and that thought usually made Wash a little sick.
"But I'd understand if you didn't wanna talk about it."
He then nodded.
"Might take you up on that offer for a visit. Doesn't seem right a girl having a boyfriend without him being looked over keenly by an over-protective father figure and be a general embarrassment. Wouldn't want you to be lacking in that regard. I'm pretty good at all of that, y'know," he said with a wink.
It was nice to be drawn out of his own problems for a time.