A small Hope for Hodge

He stood rooted to the spot , listening to her light footsteps mounting the stairs. This anxiety was baseless he knew she couldn't see him. He however would see her and that was enough to scramble his emotions.
She skipped lightly into her bedroom, lunging straight for her coat which was purched on a wooden chair just inside the room. Unfortunately for Hodge he was between her and the chair and the feeling of her warm skin plunging through his chest was a very unsettling one! She paused with her hand on her coat, she was emersed shoulder deep in Hodge's chest . Her eyes became wide and she began waving her arm around inside Hodge, sensing a cold spot or some vague resistance perhaps .
Hodge was torn , he was riveted by the proximty to her, her face was mere inches from him and alight with curiosity. However the sensation of having his insides scrambled like stew being stirred in a pot was not pleasant , he stepped away from her and rolled across the bed keeping it between them . He saw her immediately drop her arm and glance at the bed, his roll has left a slight disruption in her sheets and her quick green eyes noted this immediately.
She smiled, then her face dropped and she looked embarrased, she began hastily straightening out her covers and making her bed. Hodge smiled in response, she was aware of him and embarrassed by her rooms untidy appearance. Hodge found this very funny, He could imagine she would be the type who would clean for hours if she was expecting guests, his unannounced presence was offending her house proud nature! he chuckled to himself.
She was so open and accepting to the possibilty of an unseen presence in her home, Hodge wondered why this was, he wondered alot about her and yearned to learn all he could.She has finished straightening up her blankets she glanced in Hodges general direction.
"I 'm not usually such a slob " she smiled.
Hodge walked towards her and tentaively passed his hand through hers, She gasped at the cold sensation, again smiling. Hodge could detect no fear in her expression, he felt hope well up within him, He suppressed it . "what was he hoping for?"