"Elizabeth, please. You did warn us you would be sending someone in with breakfast, and while I am rather selfishly grateful it was you and not a random member of your crew, you still should never have had to see... that. I wasn't thinking. Obviously. And I am sorry."

He's blushing faintly, but he continues. "And I would like to think, given how very forthright you were the last time we saw each other, that at the very least you would be honest with me now. There's no need to spare my feelings. Really, I was... planning on speaking with you anyway, given what you saw last night. This morning only seems to have... forced the issue."