"Not as if I had anyone else to look for," he smiled though at that and went to sit on the bed next to her, carefully shifting around to put at least on leg on it as well to stretch as he rested a hand on her back. He could guess by the way she had been sitting when he came in that she needed the comfort.

"Besides, what sort of gentleman would I be to leave you here alone if you came back?" And that's what it came down to, didn't it? That he didn't want her alone if she came back and so he had constantly come back to see if she was here. It felt good to be needed here.