Seamus turned on his seat to face Jess, giving her a wider grin than really felt natural on his face this morning. "Much the same," he answered. "At least, for me." He wasn't going to bring up Ophelia if Dean didn't, but he'd probably already told her. "Work, work, work, no rest for the wicked - pick your cliche."
He pointed a finger at her, still taking care not to talk too loudly. "By far the more important question is.... how's university? Do you get on with everyone? Fill me in, I don't have the luxury of being able to phone for a chat."
Talking to Jess was somehow easier than talking to Dean - which was weird. That had never been the case, not even at the height of her crush on him when she'd done everything in her power to capture Seamus' attention and steal him away from her brother for a conversation. Seamus craned his neck to glance at Dean still over by the kettle, trying to include him in the conversation without having to put it into words.