...ah, but! You've been hard at work all day, even before I got here.
[She notices that nervous gesture; it either has to do with what he has to go to that meeting for, or being worried he won't have enough time to get everything put away... most likely the first, but she'll act as though he thinks it's the second.]
I don't mind cleaning up. And it will be good for me to get used to putting things away, if I'll be cooking again while I'm here. [She smiles.] I can bathe and sleep afterward. Please don't feel as though you have to clean up the mess I made in the kitchen.
[She didn't make a mess at all. She cleaned as she was preparing. It's literally just the dishes from this meal that she has to put away, but still...]
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[She notices that nervous gesture; it either has to do with what he has to go to that meeting for, or being worried he won't have enough time to get everything put away... most likely the first, but she'll act as though he thinks it's the second.]
I don't mind cleaning up. And it will be good for me to get used to putting things away, if I'll be cooking again while I'm here. [She smiles.] I can bathe and sleep afterward. Please don't feel as though you have to clean up the mess I made in the kitchen.
[She didn't make a mess at all. She cleaned as she was preparing. It's literally just the dishes from this meal that she has to put away, but still...]