He should be good. He would be a good man and not ask for more or seek more and make it harder on Jack, harder on himself. Damn it, things always had to be like this didn't they? Those little obstacles that made life that much more difficult.
He naturally caught sight of the state he had put Jack in, and could not help himself from smirking. Blue eyes sparked, looking up at Jack again, but he made no move to close the distance between them again.
"Remember to take a shower - get all the sand off you," Kirk warned him, the "cold" part going unsaid but very clearly inserted with his tone.