He stands steady and tries his damnedest to ignore how there's a slight quickening of his heartbeat at the contact. As soon as Ivan has his balance back, Duv is moving towards the door and putting at least a step between them.

"I'll take your word for it. I haven't needed to make use of it since you've been watching my hours," Duv says with a glance over his shoulder at Ivan. The younger man's been more helpful than Duv had ever thought he would be in this posting.