I know what Charles is trying to say, but I hope he doesn't mean it has to be done in the woods, does he?
I have to confirm it but I don't know how to put the words to make it not sound so awkward. I decide to try anyway. "So. . . Do you mean that the process has to be done out there in the woods?" I ask.
"Yes, precisely, the mating ritual has to be done in an open space." My eyes grow wide open as I hear Charles admitting and trying to explain more about it. "But not necessarily in the woods so please calm down. There's a barn behind this building, it doesn't have a roof, so you can put it to good use."
Put it to good use?
That is so cringeworthy, or am I overreacting? I suck in a rush of air, hoping he will not notice how embarrassed I look because of the flow of our conversation. "O
