"I've missed him, too. Like crazy." She looks rueful. "I told him I'd find a way, but honestly this was not what I had in mind."

Not making him think she might die; not worrying her boss and her friends and requiring emergency evacuation to Shuri's table. Lifting her voice, she calls: "Hey, Barnes!"

Her smiling glance goes to Ross. "You, too, sir. Come on, there are plenty of seats."