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[He turns that over and returns to where he'd settled, leaning back against the tree. Not exactly without tension, but he'll let her handle inquiries into her own life.]

Publish and be damned, I suppose.

[ She lets out a heavy sigh as she stares at the comm. ] Yeah.

[ There's another minute or so of waiting as she makes sure Miles is done texting before she moves to sit beside him and passes his comm back. ] I think he's given up, for now.

At least that is likely all you will hear. He seems .. reserved on all sexual matters but his own.

[ She nods. ] Good. It's not anyone's business, but mine and Cordelia's. [ She adds after a beat, ] And yours.

[ Cordelia is his wife after all. ]

[That gets a raised brow.]

I've long since passed the age when I thought marriage was a form of ownership, thankfully. What you have is quite distinct and seems to make both of you amazingly happy. If to judge merely by the smile she gets when we speak of it.

[ She snorts. ]

That isn't what I meant, but I'm glad to hear it. I more meant, if anyone has a right to know what's going on, you rank on the list. I'm not looking to go behind anyone's backs.

[He offers a half smile.]

I appreciate it. Though, often what you tell one, the other knows shortly.

[ It's returned with a wry one of her own. ]

Should I be worried about what you've heard then?

[There's a pause. And then another.]

Privacy is another issue.

I didn't get the feeling you were one to pry too far.

Ah. No. I frankly hadn't been sure you'd any interest in that manner besides Cordelia.

I thought the same about you. [ Still does but. She shrugs and finally removes her backpack of supplies. ]

[He starts to say something to that... and instead goes to look at the phone conversation with Miles.

This, my friends, is a veritable rainbow of expression as he reads through the short conversation.]

That..... He is more than a little drunk.

[ Wrong thing to say? Maybe he's not as interested as she thought. There's a small frown on her face as she watches him out of the corner of her eyes.

Not that her conversation with Miles must be helping any. ]

Yeah, I could tell. Cordelia's going to be more blunt with him.

[He catches only a glimpse of that frown and subdues himself, unsure of how to take that after the bright mood there HAD been most of this trip.]

With any luck, he'll remember it. I don't envy him on that side of the scalpel today.

Remember it and neglect to bring it up again. I don't know what they were talking about that made that a conversation topic. Apparently he saw us kiss at the meeting during his allergy-induced haze.

Ah.

[... Well that is certainly a pleasant mental image. ... He would not have thought that would have appealed but HERE WE ARE.]

I seem to have missed that.

[ That's an expression she's never seen on his face before. She barely manages to hold back a laugh. ]

Yeah, somehow. Regretting it?

Perhaps, a little.

[ To offer or not... She considers the sky before them for a moment. ]

No reason you can't get an encore. We're all in the same place.

...

I, ah, have something of a distaste for voyeurism, truth be told.

[And there's a moment where even he seems to realize how that could be taken as a dismissal, and hurries on to clarify.]

Though if you'd wish to be a partner to both of us... We are all in the same place.

[ It had sounded like dismissal and she's about to let the subject drop when suddenly he continues speaking.

...Well. That's one way to get her attention and she sits up straighter as she turns to get a better look at him. ]

I'd like that.

[There's a moment where he... looks quite surprised. It's not so much the acceptance ... though there is a portion of that. The fact that it happened out of hand. Immediately. With clear attention and understanding of the situation.

In expressions she'd yet to see: it's quite a smile.]

I will look forward to it.

[ That's a damn good look on him and she's watching him with open appreciation. ]

Same. You want to make it a few more miles before we set up a camp for the night? [ Teasingly, ] Or is here good for your tired bones?

[His brows furrow and his chin lifts a bit. He gets up, pocketing his comm and shouldering his pack.]

There's plenty of light. I imagine we can easily see the peak today.

[Twice, nearly three times as far as she'd offered. Just because he can.]

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