He's rather proud of himself for running off Clint and looks it when she lifts her head.

"Hmm?"

He looks at her blankly a moment then snaps.

"Oh, I was just... I was sayin' I wasn't quite sure how you felt about all this. Me goin' back, I mean. I know we didn't talk about it a whole lot before, an' I was worried... "

He stops that sentence before it goes anywhere and gives her a smile.

"What I wanna say is, I'm glad you understand. This means a lot t'me, an' it helps knowin' I got your support."