Hartley lifted his hand to put it on top of Cisco's smiling as they were essentially working together. Only that he was entirely useless, not even wearing his glasses and eyes even blurrier from having just woken up. Whatever.

"I've been fired, you know. And right now I can't hear if you reject me." Seemed like a good time to ask. At least he'd not be able to hear Cisco babble and reject him. Or babble and say yes, for that matter. "Do you want to be with me?"