[He stared at her, flatly, just staring for a minute before he let out a hard laugh.]

God. If I didn't know better, I'd say this was all just a way for you to get me to actually date, Natasha. I don't want you to find someone for me. I don't... I don't want any of this. And I certainly don't want you... sacrificing your-- making you--

Look, just...

[He sighed. The worst part of this was that now he had her welfare to concern himself with. If she got taken, doped up, tossed in a pit... He was going to cause a lot of damage trying to get her out.]

You know I've got your back.

[The idea of what that meant here was slowly starting to sink in.]