"I'd do it again even knowing this was coming." Joan tilts her cheek against his hand, eyes closing for the feel of his fingers against his skin. "You're my husband, and you're the best DSC the Agency has had in decades. I wasn't about to let them ride you out on a rail, even if it meant getting your job. If I'm ever DSC, I want it to be because I earned it and you're done with it, not because I turned on the one person who should always be able to trust me."

There's a tight flutter in her chest, even now, saying it. They'd fought so hard - against each other, with each other, and then finally together - to save their marriage. If there's anything good in this unintentional vacation, it's that they finally have time to enjoy each other.