[He picks up that subtle shift in her mood, and he sits up slightly, propping himself up on an elbow to get a better look at her.]
Come on, I was just teasing. What's the matter?
[She looks... upset? But not angry, for a change. He can't think of what might have happened to cause it, when she knows full well by now that he's often not serious, so he reaches to gently touch her shoulder.]
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Come on, I was just teasing. What's the matter?
[She looks... upset? But not angry, for a change. He can't think of what might have happened to cause it, when she knows full well by now that he's often not serious, so he reaches to gently touch her shoulder.]