Simon is just going to assume he's getting soft.
You and Simon weren't particularly distant from eachother, being teammates and comrades, you're naturally growing on him.
It was on a rainy Saturday a few days back. You two were on a simple recon mission. Scout the area to try and get a read on the enemy and how their base was laid out so you could report back to Price and whatnot.
All was well, until while you two were hiding out and you decided to open your bloody gob and comment on how a lass and lad not far off in tactical clothing were wearing matching bracelets. Simon just gave you a deadpanned look and reply, jokingly suggesting you should have them for the two of you.
Little did he know you took it fucking seriously, much to his surprise.
So, here he is. Standing infront of you as you extended your hand and plopped a bracelet into the palm of his own.
"You realise i was joking, right?" he commented in a low voice, though he was not rejecting the little gift. He was pleasantly surprised, though he would never admit that.