"I guess so," he answers with a tiny, sheepish little laugh. "Thank you for all of your hard work."

Good job on the touch points, everyone!

He sends that thought off with a soft hum of approval, only to have another one swim in and take its place. It's not a new one, it's something that's been passing through his mind since this whole trip was proposed, but the notion that, perhaps, it could be said out loud... feels kind of appealing right now.

"Can I tell you something?"