"Who says I have to stop?" said Sean, instantly.  Far from being offended or embarrassed by Beth's remark, he found himself rather tickled by it.  When she brushed a kiss upon his cheek, it made his whole day.  He reached out and snuck his arm around her waist, drawing her toward himself enough to give her a bit-more-than-simply-friendly hip-bump.  "Hiya, Rachel!" he added, as the other girl followed Beth into the room.  "Got everything all settled in, then?"<br/><br/>He detected a definite absence of Mikkel when Beth pointed it out.  "Dunno, haven't seen him," he said, chalking up his cue.  "Do you think we should go check on him?"