"That's probably wisest," she said with a lopsided smile.

For a man who claimed he didn't have the time to go out much or to be with others, he certainly knew how to surprise her with little intimacies she wasn't expecting. "We don't, thankfully." It was almost whispered, warm. She turned her head to press her nose briefly beneath his chin. The stubble tickled her, naturally, but she didn't laugh this time.