[ That look on her face as it's ringing and that smell of hers in the air are both so cute. It's criminal, really. the older man doesn't push her away and doesn't really move, even if she obviously needed to sit up straight in order to make the call. For his part though, his cheeks color a little himself, and while he hoped he could control the situation here he was also being thrown off every which way.

... It's good for her to hold her ground ]

I've got a pack of people I can depend on, who'll all watch my back. [ His was a work oriented pack. There were still relationships between all of them to different extents, but they formed out of the academy and worked together as a specialist unit. These sorts of things happened sometimes, but she might not know the details. Still, he's not closing the door on her - he's ... giving her a little push ]

So I ain't that lonely, but if y'ask me, having something to come home to now and again besides them work comrades might be nice.