"I'm not going to," Natasha answers with a smile, turning her head towards his so she can speak quietly. "You're going to learn more grounding skills. I'll even help you if you want. There's nothing wrong with letting yourself want someone else to touch you. Especially when it's been this long."

Her arms give him a quick squeeze to punctuate the thought. And then she can't help but chuckle at his counterpoint. "Yeah, but he's been racing to catch up on everything he's missed. Entertainment and world history. Russia doesn't exactly come off looking good in either." And for a good reason. "I ended the call before he could. He'll put two and two together that there's more going on. I promised I'd call him tomorrow and I'll explain a little more then."