The scrape of a key in the lock tells her her compact sociopath was home. Well, that and the hard thumps of Bear's tail against the bed before the sounds of his nails clicking against the hardwood as he heads into the living room to greet Shaw first. After all, she had been gone four days longer than they'd originally thought she would so, of course, Bear missed his favorite person between the two.

Root, however, chose to stay in bed pretending to be asleep knowing that after what she'd heard from the Machine Shaw was going to need a shower apparently needing to take down the stalker of their latest number on her way back to the safehouse. And with the way she was laying now Root would have the perfect view just as soon as Shaw decides to do her ninja walk into the bedroom.

Any second now…

"Do you think she'll like it?"

Root wasn't used to hearing Shaw so unsure of herself until Bear lets out a soft happy mini bark as if answering the question making Shaw let out a shaky "Thanks boy."

Bear lets out another happy bark at the praise "I hope she does anyway I had to kneecap the guy I got it from just to make it fun for me….the stupid thing was a real pain in the ass to track down." Shaw vented and Root could tell she was on her way to the kitchen given the faint sounds of the refrigerator opening and closing floated into her good ear in the quiet of their apartment.

"What?" Shaw asks talking over the rim of her beer Root assumes as Bear follows her Persian back into the living room as if they had completely forgotten she was in the apartment. "I might not have feelings but that doesn't mean I want Root's Christmas to suck. I mean she deserves the best after almost dying fighting Samaritan." Shaw defends to no one and going by the happy groan she let out she'd seen Root's loving left note about the stake she'd left warming in the oven for her before she'd went to bed.

Bear seemed to be tugging at Shaw's gear bag if his garbled growls and the scraps of the metal loops on the pockets where any indication as Root shifted to tilt her good ear toward the door not wanting to get up and risk Shaw seeing her now, she was being so open about her feelings.

"No buddy you have to wait until tomorrow for that." Shaw corrects having moved into the sight line so Root could see at least her back reflected in the mirror hanging on the bedroom door. Any other time Root would be more than happy with the view but at the moment all she wants is to see those beautiful eyes that say more to her than Shaw even knew she was able to say in words.

"Honestly between you and me, I don't get the appeal. I mean I've tried it …you know to test it our for her and all and it didn't end well." Shaw complained kicking off her shoes and sheading both her pants and her shirt leaving her in only her black boy shorts and sports bra as she knelt to dig around in her discarded gear bag. "Bear." She scolds when her dog tries to nudge her hand away to get to the treats, she'd picked up for him.

"I'm going for a shower and you big man be good alright? No trying to rip my gear bag apart again just to get to those treats." Bear huffed and Root can easily picture him flopping down on the couch with his head on his paws at the light-hearted scolding.

"Didn't Big Sister ever tell you it's not nice to eavesdrop?"

Root hides her smirk in the pillow "You knew who I was when you came in sweetie." She reminds her annoyed sociopath pushing herself up to rest her back against the headboard earning an eye roll from Shaw.

"Got this for you. Thought you'd like it."

Root hadn't expected whatever Shaw had gotten her to be wrapped up in rather cheery Christmassy wrapping paper. "Don't get all mushy on me just open the damned thing. I'm going for a shower." Shaw says noticing the raised eyebrow look Root is flashing her.

Rather than open the pretty wrapped gift Root decides to follow her not a girlfriend girlfriend into the bathroom with a purred "Never thought you'd ask." As she sheds her clothes in a quaint trail back to the bed for them to follow later.

"Whatever." Shaw grunted rolling her eyes as she backs the hacker into the shower.