"You know I do." He flashes her another smile as he turns to dig it out and get some water heating up. He always keeps her favorite in here, just in case. Comes in handy today.

Her words, though, he pauses briefly in his work before he gets back to it.

Saying it's a new discovery is a bit of a lie, he's thought about it in passing more than once. But acting on it...

"I didn't want to cross a line."