"I don't expect you to do, or say, anything you don't want to do. I can't can I? You're the most stubborn woman I know. But I can hope you'll eventually feel it for me too, and maybe just maybe you might want to share." He was trying to be corny on purpose. A hand came up to rest against her jaw, his thumb caressing her cheek. He rested his lips against her hairline. Just enjoying standing like that with her for a moment.
"You must be beat. And as much as I want to scoop you up in my arms and carry you home, I figure I'd be nice and ask first." Okay so he didn't actually ask. But he figured he'd give her the chance at telling him no before he scooped her up. He knew her enough to know that she probably hadn't slept a wink. Mostly because he'd slept horribly himself. Though he had got some shut eye. He'd paid for it when he went to work on that golf cart. Dinging his fingers a good many times before giving up.