He pulls back from her so he can look at her directly, making sure she see's the seriousness in his eyes. Because this is something that needs to be said, and she needs to understand it.

"Natalia, I trust you with my life. You are the most capable person I know," -- Okay so he doesn't know that many people, but in general, it would be true even if he knew the whole world. "-- If you think there is somewhere we should go that's where I want us to go. You make the calls, you have more information then me okay."

And then there's the Steve question. It lays heavy on his heart. How can he say anything but yes to it. He's not ready to see Steve, but Steve wont stop chasing him otherwise.

"... yes, if you think it will help." He has to defer to her on this one too.