Will breaks into a small, pleased smile, and he leans in to kiss Malcolm gently. "It will. And I know it's scary, but I think it'll be done right this way. And we will be fine."

He reaches up for Malolm's hand on his shirt and gently traces over Malcolm's knuckles with the pads of his fingers. "Besides, you'd have to leave the Barge to make sure it's permanent, anyway. Ports don't count. At least that's what the vast amount of experimentation Shaw's done says. So this trip will take care of that, too."