"Would you prefer to have it in a SHIELD office? With SHIELD employees everywhere? Or perhaps in the residence if a SHIELD Agent. Kind of a tough thing to get away from, Phil. Part of working where we work is learning how to compartmentalize our lives and work. This moment here? This is a transitional one. It's allowable because it's ours. Those brief little snippets we can call our own, we're allowed to be ourselves."

Tucking her hair behind her ear again, she let her eyes linger over him. "I'm glad you are interested, though."