[He just smirks, not commenting on that. He does, but hell if he'd admit being dedicated to his work or anything similar. Besides, there are such better things to focus on, like the way she's leaning over him and how he can shift his body just so to meet the grazing touch of that glove.]
[And how maybe, if he lifts his head -- like so -- and presses as close as he can get to her neck, she might just feel a nudge from that barrier. It's not a touch, might be like a vague pressure, but something has to assert itself when the barrier is stressed.] Hmm, feel anything?