"We could come up with some really complicated plans," he said, smiling a little. "Lock the bolt, take it into the bathroom, and if she does come back you can tell her I took a walk and you took advantage of the opportunity to masturbate. That just leaves needing to get her out of the room long enough for me to get out of the bathroom."

He was, quite probably, now teasing. More seriously: "We could both go...?"

They needed to tell Elena. It just really wasn't the night for it.