[Sucking in a breath, she draws her composition tightly together, and then looses it. Maybe the problem is more to do with her than with him. To some extent, it must. Why must she hear everything he says and question it? Why not just... accept it as it is, let it go, and move on?]
It isn't that. Reassessing myself and my position where you're concerned isn't the same thing. Nowβ
[She lifts a hand to shoo him.] I'm going to continue my bath, unless you've decided you are so comfortable here that you're inclined to join me. Highly unlikely.
[To be fair, if he really wanted to take a gander at her naked? He's had all of the time to do so. Really quite generous of her, actually.]
You're slaying me here.
[Sucking in a breath, she draws her composition tightly together, and then looses it. Maybe the problem is more to do with her than with him. To some extent, it must. Why must she hear everything he says and question it? Why not just... accept it as it is, let it go, and move on?]
It isn't that. Reassessing myself and my position where you're concerned isn't the same thing. Nowβ
[She lifts a hand to shoo him.] I'm going to continue my bath, unless you've decided you are so comfortable here that you're inclined to join me. Highly unlikely.
[To be fair, if he really wanted to take a gander at her naked? He's had all of the time to do so. Really quite generous of her, actually.]