"They definitely seemed to think so."

What she wants is to get up from the couch and curl up on his lap, where she could close her eyes and let the sound of the room wash over her like white noise.

It's not like everyone here doesn't have some idea of what's going on at this point, but she doesn't know the others well, and so much of what she's feeling right now is private.

So what she allows herself is to reach her hand over the couch arm, inviting him to take it if he wants.