He held her close and rubbed his hand up and down her back. Everything about having her there, like that, was just so totally and absolutely right that he was ready to say "frak it" and tell everyone. But that'd cause as many problems for her as him, if not more.
"Yeah," he told her, "Joe's later."
Nicky leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Better get back before they miss you. Don't want you getting grounded before you all get another chance to bend my birds."