"This... isn't exactly civilization." It wasn't precisely an answer either. Moving back over to her, Ryan slipped a towel around her shoulders. He didn't have anything against her staying, but he did have a lot on his mind, and it was a few more moments before he realized he hadn't really responded. "Yeah," he said quickly. "Sorry, yeah, of - of course. Stay with me."

It might have been a different statement some other time, on a day when he could have put more conscious thought into what he said to her. Right then, he only knew she wanted to stay and he wanted her there. It was better sometimes to be alone, but it seemed less and less real all over again. Being in the here and now was easier to manage when there was someone to be around for, to remind him where he was. Moving his hands to her arms, he leaned in to give her a quick kiss. "We need to get you dry."