[She stays silent as he explains himself and by the time he finishes she feels twice as bad as she did before because the consideration and kindness that he wants to show her when they make love is truly astounding and unlike anything she's experienced.]

I'm sorry.
I'm an idiot, I'm so dumb and I shouldn't have suggested such a stupid idea.

[She says and takes his hand in hers.]

I want our first time to be special too, and every other time after that and I don't ever want you to think that you can be replaced by a piece of silicone. I love every single inch of your body and the pleasure it brings me. I just...I've been feeling so useless lately when it comes to helping you recover and I wanted to help and I wasn't fully thinking about what suggesting something like that would mean or how it might hurt your feelings.
I'm so sorry honey.