Eric beamed at the praise and even blushed a bit. The initial heat heâ€™d been feeling ended when he moved away from Ryan and had pretty much dissolved when he sat down. Yes it was still there in his heart but it was not visible anymore, well at least the blush. He was happy Ryan wasnâ€™t upset because of it. He had seen how heâ€™d reacted around Murdock and for a while he had thought maybe heâ€™d taken it too far. There was a bit of disappointment in his heart at not doing it exactly right, the technician in him was scolding him on his incompetence while the normal half of his brain was telling him it was only human nature and he couldnâ€™t help it.<br/><br/>He looked at the couch and frowned a bit but quickly shook it off. He had to tell himself once again it was human nature. When he looked up he said, â€œthank you,â€ relieved this little stunt would remain their secret. If Murdock found out, well it wouldnâ€™t be so bad but he didnâ€™t want to risk it. Ryan was so close, he felt his heartbeat quicken again but all he did was stare into his eyes and he stared right back. It surprised him to be kissed so suddenly he actually jumped a little. It wasnâ€™t as intense as before and he was confused as to why until Ryan pulled away again.<br/><br/>Ryanâ€™s words stung a bit but he knew the man was right. In a way it made things easier, things could be done better than this when the time actually came. His mind began to work overdrive on variables and statistics when he realized what he was doing. His logical brain was going again, he really needed to work on that part of him. â€œYouâ€™re right, I might have been trying a bit too hard.â€ He admitted feeling sheepish about it all. â€œIâ€™ve never done this before so it was all sort ofâ€¦â€ He paused not sure how to word it right without making Ryan feel bad.<br/><br/>Unable to come up with something he said, â€œwant to finish the tour? Or we could nab something from the cafeteria, it isnâ€™t much and the food is, well nothing like on solid ground but it can get pretty close.â€ He said and then paused. â€œI probably should fix this shouldnâ€™t I?â€ He chuckled a bit and then went straight to the panel again and fiddled with a few things everything changing back to what it was before heâ€™d changed it. For a second he paused in putting the tool away. He wondered briefly if he should show Ryan a piece of his home before he joined the military. What would it accomplish? Nothing. He rationed and put the tool away. Standing he smiled at Ryan and put on his best smile. He did feel it, and there was no hiding anything it in, he was just happy he did not ruin everything with his little stunt.