She snuggled back against the arm of the couch and put her bare feet in his lap. As much as she'd prefer to lean into his side, that made it too difficult to eat. "I do try to remember that, Callen." It was difficult to trust someone like that. Her first instinct was always to isolate herself but he deserved better even if she didn't.
Tracey's eyes widened significantly when he said the 'L' word and her breath caught in her chest until the rest of the sentence registered with her. Swiftly shoving that foolish, stupid, dangerous reaction into a box in the back of her mind, she said, "I love being here." She summoned a coy, teasing smile from somewhere. "Keep cooking like this and I'll keep coming by."