Even if John was a sweet romantic, he made mistakes. It was surprising because he was in a 20 year marriage so he should know how to handle relationships. Which meant being honest. Which also meant telling you that he was injured

He bought you roses, chocolate, iced coffee, his hands were full of stuff. You could probably bet that he practiced his speech before ringing the doorbell with his nose

"Oh, you're actually awake. Well I brought you...uhm a lot of stuff. As an apology."