I mean, if you didn't want to that's a perfectly good reason to me.

[ As it is, she doesn't have to have a reason to do anything. She can just do it if she wants to or not if she doesn't. It's how he sees it, at least. There's a lot of chances to make choices for yourself here. He reaches over, and gently taps one of her hands with his a couple of times before holding it - palm up - in offering to be held.

He's still plenty nervous himself, if he were to be honest. He didn't understand a lot, but he was doing his best with what he knew. What he did know was that he was happy to be here, and wanted to be here. And he liked holding her hand and being close. He liked it almost as much as he liked an afternoon nap. ]

I think if someone doesn't want to spend time with you, they're missing out.