He tugs her in on the other side, dropping a kiss to Wash's temple, turning to do the same to her cheek. "It's gonna be rough while we figure out how to make this work- but we will make it work. They will learn to trust you if only because you answer to me. And I need y'all to not undermine me in front of them. Give me shit back here, ok? They need to think I have a handle on this."

When they all know he's improvising.