He was still flustered and Eileen was torn by being endeared by it and annoyed. People deep into their feelings were always so predictable. It was sort of gross, really. She wouldn't begrudge them of course, they deserved whatever happiness they found together, Eileen would die on that hill, but it wouldn't stop her from being slightly nauseated by it. At least on the surface. Her persona of this tough, heartless bitch was carefully crafted to protect herself. Beneath it all, she was a little jealous at how easily they had settled into one another; she wanted something like that for herself.

His answer to her question saw something loosening in her chest. It seemed that, at least from where she sat, they were equally enamored with it and still being cautious. That was good. That Jude was treading carefully meant he wasn't likely to fuck it up any time soon. "I'm happy for you both," Eileen admitted, almost too easily. She loved Key too much to want anything but the best for him and if that was Jude, then so be it.

"I do have to warn you though," she began, tapping her nails against the counter as if she had to think about what to say next. "If you ever make him unhappy, I will have to kill you." Her tone suggested that it was indeed a very real threat, even if her expression said otherwise. Just because she was no longer Kieran's number one, didn't mean he had slipped from hers.