He considered the fact he might be invading Bones' space, but Bones was not pushing him away and if he was particularly honest, well, he needed this. He needed all of this, but mostly this. Being a Captain had turned out to be a little more lonely than he had imagined. It was not that he was without friends, obviously, but he was set apart from everyone to a certain degree. Being able to be close like this wasn't something he got to do often, and he quietly relished and the fact he had someone who would let him do so.

"But of course. But you know I am a man of my word - they're delicious," he smiled, taking a cursory sniff of their dinner, curious. "I could have won at a country fair with those pancakes."