The worst part of listening to him defend his actions was that she knew he was right; she couldn't blame him for doing his job, and part of what she loved about him was how devoted he was to it. None of that changed the fact that she was tired and upset and needed him to know about it. But then he was telling her that it screwed up his internal clock to not see her, and her eyes widened marginally, the words making her heart flutter in spite of how long they'd been together. It was a relief to be reminded that she was as essential to him as he was to her. "I know this isn't your fault, Leo. It's just hard not seeing you. You... you know how hard it is for me to sleep when you're not around." She took a slightly shuddered breath and squeezed his hand, eyes fixing on her lap. "And God do I hate sounding this needy."