"Mmm, does it?" she asks, feigning surprise. She agrees, though. They nearly never get to be close enough to touch one another in public for fear of one or both of them being in trouble considering their difference in clearance ranks. It was more than a little nice to be able to be that close to him without either of them having to worry, because it was both legitimately and under the guise of teaching her something beneficial.

She smiles a little, humming a soft laugh at his response and when he takes her hand, she gives it a little squeeze. Moments like this are few and far between. Normally, there are other people down here and it's kind of nice that, for at least the moment, they'll be able to have some alone time together. Well overdue, too, if you ask Lydia.

It isn't lost on her what Matt's doing and she's grinning to herself, cheeks warming and going pink. He could've used the cane or he could've asked her to lead them, but he's trying to impress her and he doesn't actually need to. She's already plenty impressed, therefore it falls under endearing as all hell and she lowers herself onto the sofa beside him, curling against his side like she's meant to be there. Lydia takes a deep breath and lets it out in a contented sigh. "See, now this, I could get used to. I feel like this should be a reward for a good session every time you're teaching me new things," she suggests playfully, but she isn't entirely joking, either.