For awhile, Ryan took in Eric’s words, not really sure what to say about it. Every last part of him wanted to just dive in and try to see if he could coax him to think about forgetting about the military. But he knew he couldn’t, not just like that, he knew Kat was holding Eric back. “Well, dear Eric, when this is all over maybe we can spend even more time together.” His words had slipped out a little differently than he wanted, but he was satisfied, it still gave the same message. Or so he hoped. He decided to leave it at that for now. It was probably the best thing he could do at this point, keeping it casual. Was it obvious that Ryan really, truly wanted Eric to leave the military and join him? Part of him wanted it to be but another side of him was not sure.<br/><br/>“You know, I think it would be nice. You and I, relaxing…” Ryan continued, “Once this is over, I mean. No military, just… us.” He had to stop himself there. Now he really was starting to get ahead of himself. Damn. It was strange how Eric seemed to make his thoughts just slip out sometimes, and also dangerous. He didn’t want to reveal just how selfish he was about things. Eventually, he’d have to face it, but for now he would try to push it aside. “First thing is first, though, right? We have to focus on this situation.” He stood from the couch and smiled a little at Eric, “Would you like me to get you something? Perhaps a glass of water?” He decided to change the subject a little. Alcohol would have been offered, however he was positive that wouldn’t end well with the drugs. That was a mess he didn’t want to clean up.