Of course she would notice, it was something hard not too. But what he was thinking he wouldn't share, she obviously hadn't considered it, or was telling him that it wasn't possible. He was getting rather good at this whole getting his hopes crushed thing sadly.

And somehow, if she had tilted his head up, made that gesture, he would have caved and told her. So he just flashed her a small smile when she ducked her own head down, 'darling', had she called him that? Well it was, better than before, so he tilted his head up, smiling at her still slightly. "I'm fine."

He just rather wished she had been the one to do it was all, really.

"And you have been to me, Helen. Always. If you need something, anything, please, ask." And she would always be important to him.