[ She pauses mid bite at his question. Green shimmering eyes snap to his gray ones. An emotion similar to hurt shines in her gaze. ]

... you really think all of this is just because of me needing to be the Director about the leftovers of the AWE? [ Her voice goes into those soft tones. ] That's--it's not even five percent of it.

I wanted you home.

[ « It's selfish. I want something... someone. Someone to share this life with. He reached out to ME. He started all of this. Why would he think I only care as the Director? » ]

Yeah. She's my Head of Research. My best friend. [ Jesse glances down. ] She gets a little overexcited, but, it's not like being a mad scientist. It shouldn't. That's not the kind of Buearu I want to lead.

[ Her shaking hand curls underneath his own. Not to pull away. If anything an attempt to control her emotions under his support. ]

Some recipes are just dry, Alan. That's not a bad thing.

[ She cuts another piece of the pancakes off with the fork. Then, she holds the pancake filled fork up for him to take a bite. ]

We'll just need to make it better than Rose's. You're the chef, what do you want to do different next time? Try it.