Helen leaned just a touch when he ducked his head, trying to look him in the eyes again. Her smile fell just a touch as his did. She noticed it - of course she did - and wanted to know why, what he was thinking, but she wasn't quite sure how to ask.

"Darling?" she inquired before she could stop herself, ducking her own head just a touch. With another deep breath, she looked back at him, trying to catch his eye. Somehow, despite how far they'd come recently, everything they'd been forced to deal with, they were cutting each other off and she didn't like that.

She wanted to tilt his head up to look at her, but she refrained, letting him do that of his own will. If he desired to.

"You know I could have nothing else. You are important to me, always have been." And always would be, if she had anything to say about it.