1. Realise your lover has had a bad day. Sometimes this 
   will be obvious, sometimes you will need to be told. 
   This can vary with the lover and with the day.
2. Invite your lover to undress while you draw a bath.  
   Do not try to undress your lover unless it has been 
   a bad AND absolutely exhausting day.
3. Leave your lover to soak as you go prepare the garlic bread 
   or scoop the icecream (lover's discretion)
4. Knock.  Do not be offended if not granted entrance.  
   Otherwise, enter. Offer food while or before you offer 
   to sponge/ scratch/ rub your lover's back. After the bath, 
   dry your lover with a fluffy towel.
5. Bring your lover to bed, enfolding the cool damp 
   post-bathness in warm blanketage. Murmur lullabies, 
   whisper stories, or do nothing, according to the moment.
6. Sleep.