He laughed at her rendition of him, amused. Despite the fact he knew she was kidding about the missing him a little, it still left a bitter taste in his mouth to hear her say it.<em>She was never very straight-forward..</em>He sighed. He watched her eyes wander, realizing the she was checking him out. "It doesn't have to be," he blurted in response to her comment on life forcing them apart. Though he wanted to say it and was thinking it, he didn't actually INTEND on saying it, but the words just came out.<br/><br/>"Ahem, sorry.. It seems rough, you know? If you're always working... You deserve a break. A chance to break the monotony, right?" He smiled, trying to perk her up, but then she wanted to know more about his own goings on. "Me? I've just been.." He paused, that was always a bad move.<em>Shit, what do I do..? Can I tell her? Damn....</em>Sighing, he didn't want to lie to her, but she would probably just laugh at him anyway, thinking it was a joke. "Alexis.. Is there somewhere else we could talk more, maybe after work?"<br/><br/>He flashed that warm smile that she loved so much about him. "Besides, you seem tense.. Wouldn't you enjoy being more relaxed and comfortable talking somewhere else?"