She closed her eyes, tears wetting the lashes. After a moment, she nodded. ‘tell me what you want me to do’.
Derek sighed and looked her up and down before he said anything. “I want you to go take a bath and relax. You look like you need it.”
She made a childish, grumpy face at him, but got up, smearing at the tears. Pushing her hair out of her face, shoulders still tense, she began to explore around for the bathroom. Maybe if she was good enough, he wouldn’t be angry at her any more.