The<span style="font-style: italic">woosh</span>the fireplace made when it roared to life was not lost on Lex. He grinned and sat up long enough to take off his shoes and set them next to their pallette. They had a fire, and he was determined to take advantage of the luxury. "We're not telling anyone else about this," he decided. They might break down eventually, if it got too unforgivingly cold outside, but for now this could just be a designated secret spot. "Good job on getting that to work."<br/><br/>The blankets depressed just slightly next to him as Blue laid down. She was at least close enough to fit on the blanket with him, but he nudged slightly closer still. "Man, today's not even halfway over is it?" he jokingly lamented. It'd been much too long already, though, and he wanted it to be over. His smile faltered a little bit. "How are you doing, all things considered? I'm sure Jenessa must be weird for you."