One of these days, he's going to have to tell her that he can smell her emotional changes. She'd probably be horrified, but then after that maybe some honesty could happen.

"I like this green one..."

She leads him over to a three-piece sectional, a nice soft sage green, with big squashy cushions. She flops down on it and is instantly hooked. She needs something with a lot of give to it, something very comfortable after her long shifts.