[there's just a little bit of a laugh at that - ] Partners, right? [a beat] .... I'll take the help, thanks. I have all the files at the office - it's just about time that I do something with them.

[mineo really is a good officer and investigator - he just never had the courage to move forward. maybe until now. with a swift, near fatal kick in the ass and someone at his side.]

.... I'm not good enough for you though. Even if you think I am - I wouldn't be able to take care of you like this.

[he brings a hand up, lets it rest against takeru's jaw as he lets their foreheads fall closer together again]

It's not about what I want - don't doubt that I want this.

I just want to be someone you can be proud of even more than that. Someone who can face you and give you everything, no hesitation, even after leaving this place. Maybe that's my sense of romanticism...

But I want to be able to love you properly.