"A little," Sulu admitted with a laugh, moving his free hand to stroke Ianto's hair, "But it's okay, you're exciting in plenty of other ways." After all, Sulu didn't know anyone else who dealt with things like Torchwood and managed to not become too full of themselves over it. He wasn't above admitting that Starfleet tended to give its members a bit of an ego; he knew full well that he showed it off from time to time. But Ianto...

"I want you to know," he said after a small breath of silence, "That I think you're one of the most amazing people I know." If not the most amazing. He moved his hand back to the rim of the tub, ducking a bit to kiss the back of Ianto's head. "And I really am sorry that I wasn't able to come down when you needed me. Promise not to use that as fuel for later guilt-trips, okay?"