[As she does so, he finally gets up to sit beside her. If allowed, he'll wipe gently beneath her eyes with his own fingers, aid and apology.]

I'm not actually that good an actor. When it comes to myself... I tend to either say nothing or tell the truth.

[Granted, the ratio is like 95:5, but eh.]

So yeah. I mean it. ...I'll put it in writing, if you want.