"Wait."

It was still uncomfortable, but--it was a gesture, and his work had taught him that most people needed things translated for them through metaphors and gestures on a regular basis. Show, don't tell, Lestrade had shouted at him once when he was thinking aloud at a crime scene; he'd always thought that a surprisingly scientific approach on Lestrade's part.

He leaned in and kissed John, quick and soft.