Before she could fully pull away from him he grabbed her wrist with his strong, calloused hand and yanked her back before locking his arms around her so she couldn't slip away. "What if I want to say it?" he asked, his voice soft. "What if I want to show it?" He gave her a soft kiss before he pulled back and loosened his arms.
"...the thing is, there are rules and regs about agents being in relationships so...we'd have to figure that out but I'm willing if you are." After all, the fooling around they did was one thing. This? This was entirely something else. And it was a little scary to him.