Sitting here now, in the shade and the quiet, Alex felt a bit more tongue-tied than he had earlier when he'd had a mission. Even if it had been finding something for their headaches and a lemon ice, it had been something...
Now he was just... Wow. It was more awkward than when they'd been naked and water-logged on the beach... She looked nervous too, busy with the melting ice, and he distracted himself with another drink of water.
"I don't know," he admitted, looking over at her. "I don't know how all this stuff works. I don't want to pretend I didn't kiss you, though..."