[That in turn let Kai settle in a bit more. They'd already been well past the point where things could have gone in a wildly different direction-- his bruised heart could forgive most stings-- but that extra ease of tension was relieving.]

Maybe?? [Did regular couples have... lists of things to cover??? Watch him transform from (mostly) confident rogue to Boy Who Knows Nothing right before her eyes.]

Um... I guess... Is there any other, uh, topic? You'd be worried about?