Oh good they're ignoring it. He knew he liked her for a reason- though the odds of her ignoring it forever are slim to none, he'll just have to burn that bridge when he gets to it. A moment, two and he's pushed past the- everything to focus on now. Fishing. Water, fish, pleasant complicated company.

The simple life.

Ha.

"Huh. Lovely's not a thing I often hear applied to me." It pushes past the lingering maudlin thoughts, his lips curling into something small and private. "You're pretty busy trying to keep Howard in line and run Shield but- We talk, sometimes. Or you talk and I try very hard to pretend I understand everything."