[ Does she really expect him to answer that? Honestly, that seems like the kind of thing that might buy a person trouble for answering one way or another. ]
Are you?
[ He hates to turn this back on her because his instincts are telling him that she is — why else would she show any concern at all for him? — but for the sake of his own sanity (and personal track record) he'd rather her make the first concession. ]
no subject
Are you?
[ He hates to turn this back on her because his instincts are telling him that she is — why else would she show any concern at all for him? — but for the sake of his own sanity (and personal track record) he'd rather her make the first concession. ]