Because she'd been watching him carefully, through her eyelashes, through her hair, directly onward, Elisabeth caught the smile and in turn, was able to return it. "Thank you," she said in a rush of breath, sincere and nearly on the brink of tears again, but remembering her promise to keep her composure, she didn't. "You have no idea...how much this means..."
Elisabeth held her arms out, making a quick nervous bite to her bottom lip. "I know you don't like being physical so...you don't have to." And she meant it. While she herself loved affection and showing her love through touch, she was learning to ween herself from doing so often with Sam.