He swallows and looks away, and I'm sure I've embarrassed him somehow.
"Sorry." I leave the PadForm on his desk for signature and quickly return to my own desk.
His hand hovers over his keyboard, as if to quickly delete his work, but he hesitates; swallows. He looks away before he turns back to me. "Are you familiar with…greeting card software, Cadet Uhura? I am not."
"Sure…?"
"It…is my Mother's birthday…"
I'm next to him in a flash, leaning in. "Let me see what you've made so far. Oh, that's a lovely graphic."
"An appropriate sentiment…eludes me…"
"Let me help."