The list of reasons to get a move on was growing longer and longer. Hopefully the time it took them to figure everything out wouldn't mirror the list. A few more (painful) public outings, meeting the parents, a few other things to straighten out and then they could just up and elope like they'd been talking about for a couple months. They could make it work. It would all be worth it in the end.

Smiling at the feeling of his hand on her hip, Febs felt a little shiver cross her skin, but she really wasn't so sure she had the energy to pursue it tonight. How sad was that? Chuckling at her own thoughts, Febs leaned up to brush a kiss across his cheek. "Mmm, and then, when we have our own house, we can come to bed whenever we want, doesn't have to be so late at night," She mused aloud in a throaty whisper; she wasn't too tired to tease him after all. Everything would be a hell of a lot easier when they were living under the same roof.