Oh this was SO LOVELY (as is all your writing, so not surprising). I especially liked

"If I were an organised criminal," he said, with some irritation, "I'd have had something installed."

"I've no doubt you would, darling."

It was just so perfectly understated and so THEM and I love that the emphasis was on their shared work even as feelings and sex were clearly happening, were clearly important, but weren't the absolutely focus. Basically. SO SO GREAT.