*UNEDITED*
No, it's more like the past and the present were colliding with each other too much? Either way, it's already too lat. Too late to pretend that nothing between them has happened. It's far too late for him to go back to being content with just simply watching over her.
And it's exactly because he can no longer go back to those times. That the second he fully recovers, he's going straight back to work. Because, despite it almost being a year. Aren't these moves of theirs far too shallow?
Even so, perhaps staying like this for awhile longer is fine.
Rhys knew that his other work would pile up in his absence. When he recovers, he would have more work then before, however - there's a good substitute for him near by.
His thoughts broke off, when the doors slid open revealing purple hair. When he saw her modest looking clothing though he paused. Is it just him or lately does
"Ah! Your awake."
"Yeah."