[As impatient as she can usually be, there's none of that here: she waits as long as he needs, brushing her thumb over his cheekbone until he's ready. And when he is, she commits the things he does like to memory, even as a pink flush comes to her cheeks at I like touching you and hearing you and warm fingers brush over her thigh.]

...Yeah. Research is all about figuring out what works and what doesn't. [She nods, still focusing on his face. And, oh--since he liked it, she'll go back to brushing fingers through his hair again.] So, we'll...keep sharing results.

And...what a coincidence, since...I like your touches. [She says it both because it's very true, and because they are "sharing data", after all. They're important observations!]