"Oh, I... don't think I'd need any extra space. I mean, it wouldn't be much different in size from the apartments' beds, just a different shape. I just... wasn't certain if it would be all right with you, to bring in more furniture like that, and I didn't want it to be a surprise, and...."

He paused. Suddenly, saying it out loud made it sound entirely ridiculous, somehow. He gave a sheepish smile. "Better to ask and be certain?"

....Or did she mean as in set aside a room for him to move into here, if he was to stay and help out? He'd assumed he would be, since that's what she'd said she was offering, but-- No, he didn't feel like hurting his brain trying to figure this out. He'd brush that thought aside for the moment, since they'd surely work it out between them anyhow.