The evening was surprisingly comfortable, practically a 180 from their earlier encounter, and she found she quickly shook the discomfort of the power balance that remained ever implanted in the back of her mind when she let go more and more. She leaned her chin into her palm, lips pursed in thought at his admittance.<br/><br/>"It's nice to see you as...well, a human, I guess. I have to admit, it's still kind of...odd sometimes to remember who you are and that we work together, but when you get going on a subject, you drop the bullshit."<br/><br/>Her index finger on her free hand tapped the smooth, warm table top in a faint, rhythmic fashion. "What made you change your mind, anyway? I didn't think a person just up and decided one day they wanted to date one of their employees."