He hasn't said it back yet. Well. Not verbally. His eyes are quite eloquent. Not to mention very blue-grey. Like the sea, or the sky before a storm.
Later. She can be patient. She has plenty of practice of being patient with him, and now she has additional incentive. Beyond that found in his eyes.
Very blue-grey eyes.
She rises from her chair. "I'll be out quickly," she assures him. She can still shower and change at Academy speed when she has to, and this seems like a good morning for it.