“Well, that’s a relief!” Coop returned her a wry smile of his own and leaned on the arm of his chair, chin resting in his hand. “Here I was, worrying you had realized what a poor excuse for a tour guide I am.”<br/><br/>If he hadn’t been so nervous himself, he realized, it would have been obvious that Sarah’s mind was on other things at the time. She had been quiet, almost distracted, and snuck peeks at him rather than looking directly. Like he had been doing with her, really.<br/><br/>Now, though, the situation was stood on its head. They could have sat there for who knew how long, enjoying simply watching one another - even enjoying the pleasure each got of looking at the other. As a matter of fact, there was no reason at all Cooper shouldn’t indulge himself with a long, slow glance up and down Sarah’s legs, which was just what he did.<br/><br/>“In that case, maybe I’ll invent more stuff. Something really out there, this time.” They were seated close enough that he could let the arm that he had been leaning on dangle over the arm of his chair and gently stroke her calf with the backs of his fingers. “Keep you distracted, or at least entertained.”