Some time had passed since Sera embraced Aurelia without her saying a word. The tall blond woman had gotten used to her lover being a woman of few words, and thusly had gotten used to having fewer answers to questions. Sera relaxed a little, satisfied knowing that at least she'd succeeded in providing a more pleasing distraction than what she had been dwelling on. Somehow she knew the moment she put her arms around Lia that her thoughts had shifted. It wasn't because she said anything, that's for certain. Perhaps it was simply having known her so long that she picked up on the change in Lia's mood.<br/><br/>She shrugged off her question and indeed all thoughts of the mission, happy to spend a quiet moment alone with Lia. Holding the small woman close as she did, there was a streak of protectiveness Sera felt towards her. She grinned, thinking about whom was really protecting whom though, she knew Lia was several times her own strength. Still it felt good to be able to hold her just the same.<br/><br/>Sera never minded taking part in Lia's experiments, as she trusted her, and everything has always been beneficial to her in the long run. Truth be told though, she didn't completely understand all of them either. She had tried listening several times, but she thought Lia had grown a little tired of having to repeat herself. It's not that Sera was dumb, despite being a natural blond. No, it's just that her expertise and interest was with machinery and electronics rather than biology, and she was pretty sure it'd be a long time before she could understand what Lia kept referring to as the Force.<br/><br/>Sera closed her eyes and sighed contently for the moment. She could almost feel Lia's heart beat, and could certainly hear her own in the quiet room.