He absolutely didn't mean to do that and he feels like the guilt shows on his face, but is he planning to apologize past his initial comment? No. No, he's definitely not. That would imply that he's also going to explain why his hand slipped and dug in harder at the thought of Faraday going up into one of those girls' rooms, doing something he's absolutely allowed to, but that Vasquez doesn't need to think about.
"Hand slipped," is his deliberately obtuse response, because that's not why he wound up pressing too hard at all. He eases back to make the touch lighter again, working on getting the knots out instead of letting his mind drift to whatever happened yesterday to earn that lipstick mark on Faraday's skin.
That way lies very bad thoughts, things that might get him in trouble not just with Faraday, but with the consequences of his actions. He also tries not to think about the fact that Faraday hasn't reached out, isn't gripping his sleeves, feeling a pang of disappointment.
When he's sure his grip hasn't tightened, he smooths his thumb in a sweeping motion over the aching area, wishing it wasn't so early and that he could drink without comment. "Does it feel better, now?"
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"Hand slipped," is his deliberately obtuse response, because that's not why he wound up pressing too hard at all. He eases back to make the touch lighter again, working on getting the knots out instead of letting his mind drift to whatever happened yesterday to earn that lipstick mark on Faraday's skin.
That way lies very bad thoughts, things that might get him in trouble not just with Faraday, but with the consequences of his actions. He also tries not to think about the fact that Faraday hasn't reached out, isn't gripping his sleeves, feeling a pang of disappointment.
When he's sure his grip hasn't tightened, he smooths his thumb in a sweeping motion over the aching area, wishing it wasn't so early and that he could drink without comment. "Does it feel better, now?"