[ she doesn't mind being in his presence and so far, he hasn't shown any signs of minding hers. quite the contrary, actually since he's a little closer now and luckily for the both of them, yelena isn't the type to move further away when faced with a lack of space. (unless the other party is alexei and he's hugging her for Way Too Long while he is especially smelly.) ]

Wait. What? You mean the one with Al Pacino isn't the original one? [ now there is genuine surprise written on her face. ] During stakeouts sometimes, I will have movies playing from a very legal streaming website in the background while I keep watch. I'll send you the link so you're not too far behind those sequels.

[ what's he looking — ah, yes, her boots. ]

Maybe. [ goldilocks is a cute nickname, but she has yet to catch a wink of sleep, actually. ] I may have left a couple of strands of hair here and there. Sorry about that. But — did you see? I didn't take the apron this time.