Unfair drain... if Carol could hear his thoughts she would thwack him upside the head, or at least threaten to. Maybe one day she'll get him to start believing how immensely important he is to her; likely no time soon. Which would be sad if she let herself dwell on it, so she chooses instead to focus on how readily he laid beside her, without any apparent hesitation. That's more than might have happened not long ago. (If he'd tried to look sexy about it she might have started laughing again so it's for the best.)

Casually shifting closer, she starts with an easy win: idly playing with his hair, rubbing his head. She's good at this, experienced at tactile headache removal though perhaps out of practice. Carol studiously avoids thinking about how she acquired this particular skill, it'll be better for both of them if it's just a thing she knows how to do, of unspoken but probably obvious origin. Much like some of his survival skills.