[ It was impossible to stop the flush, that time, the warmth spreading under his skin from his collar right up to his cheeks - but he just smiled, far too pleased.
Later, he would look back on it and think that he was being selfish. But in the moment, he actually felt happy. Which wasn't a word he'd be able to use to describe himself either back home or here on Reverie in a long time. ]
Do I need to dial it back? [ He asked, his voice teasing. ]
[Bobbie kisses him back, just as slow and languid, reveling in the fact that it's expected now. Her hand smoothes over his bare shoulder, stealing a bit of contact before he pulls the sleeve up again.]
Bein' able to. [ He pulls back a little, and for a couple of seconds it looks like he's debating between saying a few different things. But in the end he just offers her a sheepish smile, and strokes her cheek. ]
[ They smile widened, crinkling at the edges of his eyes, and he pressed a kiss against the top of her hair, mostly because he couldn't reach her lips from that angle. ]
You might live to regret that. Practice is important and I don't take it lightly.
[ Which may be belied a little by how happy he sounded. ]
Yeah. Don't worry, I will. Don't get me wrong, I was pissed as hell, but -
Well, it's been a long time, now. And she ended up comin' home. [ He frowned, a little confusion crossing his face. ] Or not a long time. Christ, it's hard to keep my thoughts straight.
'Bout six months. She left the Roci the same time you, Prax and Chrisjen did. She kept her share in the Roci, technically, but she said she had other stuff she needed to do.
[ He shrugged, a little awkwardly. ]
Wasn't the same without her. But it wasn't my call.
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Sometimes I forget how much of a hopeless romantic you are.
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Later, he would look back on it and think that he was being selfish. But in the moment, he actually felt happy. Which wasn't a word he'd be able to use to describe himself either back home or here on Reverie in a long time. ]
Do I need to dial it back? [ He asked, his voice teasing. ]
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[She leans forward again, lips brushing against his for a second. She's just so glad he's okay that right now, nothing else really matters.]
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Less because he needs it to be either of those things, and more that it's hard to kiss her and keep smiling like that, at the same time.
He remembers, belatedly, that his jumpsuit is half way down on one side, and moves to thread his arm back into the sleeve. ]
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When he breaks the kiss, he leans his forehead against hers, still smiling. ]
... Think that's gonna take me a bit to get used to.
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What? Kissing me?
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But I ain't complainin'.
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You can practice as much as you want.
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You might live to regret that. Practice is important and I don't take it lightly.
[ Which may be belied a little by how happy he sounded. ]
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[If she can ever make herself move again.]
Hey, you mind if we stick together tonight? I don't want you wandering off in your sleep again.
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Here's fine, if Naomi don't mind - think I owe her a hug, anyway. Or two.
[ He frowned. ]
Don't think we really left on the best terms, last time I was here.
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[She pulls back, arms still around him.]
I think she'd appreciate it if you talked to her.
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Well, it's been a long time, now. And she ended up comin' home. [ He frowned, a little confusion crossing his face. ] Or not a long time. Christ, it's hard to keep my thoughts straight.
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[Bobbie assumes, anyway.]
How long was she gone?
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[ He shrugged, a little awkwardly. ]
Wasn't the same without her. But it wasn't my call.
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But she came back.
[Which is the part that matters.]
What happened to Prax?
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[ He agreed. That was the part that mattered. ]
After we found Mei on Io, he took her back to Ganymede, to help rebuild the station, there.
... Amos just woke up, same as I did. It's an easy bet to assume he's probably givin' this same story to Prax right now.