Jim let out a chuckle of his own at Bones's words, serious or not. Well, he wasn't wrong. Truth was Bones could complain his way through it all but he still went along with any crazy idea Jim had, pushing through his fear and apprehension every single time. And Jim, for one, was incredibly grateful for that, for knowing that Bones would be by his side no matter what.

Something that he was sure of before, and was even surer now. He smiled warmly at the hand resting on his chest, one of his own moving to settle over it, thumb brushing across Bones's knuckles.

"You should go shower. I'll set up the bed all nice and warm for us. How do you feel about a cup of hot chocolate?"