He nods. Carefully, though, as if he doesn't want to accidentally shake off that touch in his hair. It feels rather nice..

"Yeah. Though I.." He hesitates. It's hard for him to openly talk about his feelings, okay. But he's trying, because he knows Della would want him to. So he takes a moment, sucking in a deep breath, and then he says: "I still feel kind of bad about the mission. I keep thinking about all those people who died.. We had such a good track record so far on these missions."