Kirk, too, was wondering how long he could go without Uhura wondering where the hell he'd gone off to and came in search of him, which would surely earn him a lecture from her about indulging in his womanizer ways here -- which, oddly enough, wasn't the case in this situation. Buffy'd managed to catch the captain's eye in a way he was starting to think wasn't possible for him.

He took both her hands in his and said, "So do I." ...which meant what he thought it did, right?