"He does. A very nice one, too." Normally, she'd be tempted to grab that 'back' as if to demonstrate, but she cuddled up to him generally instead.

"I'll be okay." Stephanie replied. Using the present tense would have been a lie. "I feel the same way about you." Again, she'd normally poke him or something, but that felt inappropriate. "Love you." She finally murmured, staying close to him for a silent moment or two before the elevator door opened.