[SHE REALLY SHOULDN'T but he sure is glad that she does. He's taking a lot of risks for her, but nothing's blown up in his face too badly yet, so maybe he's getting a little too bold... But if it's for her comfort, he well thinks it's worth it.]

Ah... All right. [He seems put at ease by her reassurances, at least! As long as he didn't massively flub anything up by bringing too much food, somehow... He'd be the kind of person who would have a weird problem like that, okay.]

I was hoping that I'd be able to stay while you ate, too. Is that okay? Most of the family went in to town for a while, so I have a few hours to spare.