I stayed.
Christina kept her hand in mine for the next ten minutes while she told me about something one of the intelligence officers had done that was both clever and completely against protocol.
She was smiling while she said it.
Not the small professional smile she used during meetings, but the real one, where her eyes moved differently, and her whole face changed.
I had not seen it in a while.
"You're not listening to me, are you?" she suddenly spoke with a smile, letting out a small sigh, as she leaned her cheek into her fist.
"I am."
"What did I just say?"
I paused.
At my blank reaction, she laughed and playfully leaned closer until her shoulder pressed fully against mine.
"You weren't listening~" she poked my cheek.
"I was distracted by your beauty," I smiled back, winking at her lightly.
Her smile got wider, and she tilted her head to rest it briefly against my shoulder.
"That's cheating. But I'll allow it because you look so serious when you do it."
