She has probably never smiled so much in her life, and she ducks her head in order to hide her pink cheeks. It was easy to enjoy being held when she wasn't so embarrassed for behaving in such a ... womanly sort of way.

"I have gone through worse," she teases, only then looking up to meet his eyes. "I'm fine, really. I had to ... clean up. I didn't want you to see me - um ... messy."


[ooc: Or, or, and stick with me here ... he's adopted.

... At all?]