Deirdre quickly understood his meaning, and her ears turned red. It turned out that Brendan wanted to go to the toilet… That made sense. It had been so long.

"How am I supposed to look for a man in the middle of the night? Not all the doctors on duty are free, and you are an adult man, so a man can't move you alone," Deirdre said, feeling a little guilty. "I'll help you go find the bedpan. You just have to make do with it."

Brendan's brows furrowed. "You're asking me to use that kind of thing?