Amila liked hearing Morad call her by her first name. She tried his name out in her mind before speaking it outloud, but then he did something unexpected. He had reached over and touched her cheek gently. She froze, both excited and paralyzed by his touch. She thought, hoped maybe, that he was about to kiss her, but his hand dropped away as quickly as it had appeared and he was talking about his early morning. When he spoke again it broke some of the tension between them.
"I better get going. I wasn't kidding about that early morning! haha..."
"Right," Amila said nodding. "We better get you on your way then, Morad." She cast him a playful look before stepping to the side and turning her body so that she was standing beside him again instead of facing him. She also made a point to take a deep breath and try to return her breathing to normal. She could do this, just a few more minutes and then... tomorrow.
She made a gesture that they should keep walking, and in an effort to lighten the mood brought up something from earlier. "You know when Keir called the Captain, 'Jane,' I think I was literally holding my breath waiting for the Captain's response." The whole scene was funny to her now, especially given how formal the Captain can be.
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"I better get going. I wasn't kidding about that early morning! haha..."
"Right," Amila said nodding. "We better get you on your way then, Morad." She cast him a playful look before stepping to the side and turning her body so that she was standing beside him again instead of facing him. She also made a point to take a deep breath and try to return her breathing to normal. She could do this, just a few more minutes and then... tomorrow.
She made a gesture that they should keep walking, and in an effort to lighten the mood brought up something from earlier. "You know when Keir called the Captain, 'Jane,' I think I was literally holding my breath waiting for the Captain's response." The whole scene was funny to her now, especially given how formal the Captain can be.
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