He sensed there was a lot going unsaid—which only made sense. They were building this relationship tier by tier, and the most difficult things hadn't been earned yet. Someday. (…If he wasn't pulled out of this mission first. …For the first time since coming here, he hoped not.)

He grinned his thanks. "I won't be long." And snagged a fresh shirt, undergarments, and his uniform on his way, to change in the 'fresher.