There would have been no point lying to her even if he had ever thought about doing so. Skye knew why he was here, she knew that he didn't care about the risk, he was here for her. And he wasn't leaving "Its something to focus your mind. But its okay. I've pretty much got you pegged. Its something by Cyndi Lauper isn't it? Retro eighties? That's you. Or you're actually a lot less lame than that and its Queen or the Beatles or something. Stones maybe... Which frankly I'd mock you much less over."
Ward kept her hands in his own throughout all of this. He needed to be there for her, whatever that meant, whatever that took. He loved her, always would, and he would do whatever it took to keep her safe.
"So don't you underestimate small talk, you really do get a lot out of it. But till then, you need to keep your focus here