It would be a lie to say that he hasn't, in one sense or another, wanted this for a very long time. And yes, they have danced around the point, any of a number of times before but never like this. Honestly, if there hadn't been that kiss down in the main lab, how wouldn't have thought to expect this. To hope that he hadn't just been seeing the things he wanted to see in their back and forths over the long years they've known each other. But it has happened. And not just the once either, but twice, which means that it's no fluke.

And that... that is both unexpected and everything he could hope for, and the gift of this moment is very nearly worth more than anything else in the world.

Still, he lets her pull back, when she finally does, letting her - as ever - set the pace of things, even for all that she has said yes this time. It will, of course, take some time to let this part of their relationship settle into the same sort of second nature that comes so naturally in the other aspects of their lives, but well. They have have time enough for that.

More importantly, perhaps, he looks alive, for lack of a better word. Happier than he's been in years, if not decades, and even the old sparkle is back in his eyes. And if he, too, takes a moment to simply observe her in turn surely he's allowed that much, under the circumstances.

"Mmm, well," he begins, half-consideringly and as if the answer isn't already basically yes, "I suspect it might depend on the company."