“Yeah, well, laughing in the face of it is better than groaning on the floor,” Rose said, rolling her eyes and idly scratching Dennis’ side, before she reached over and laced her fingers through Rolf. Being so close and then interrupted was frustrating, especially since it had been a whole week since she had seen Rolf, but getting angry or upset about it wouldn’t change anything. It had happened, they hadn’t closed the door and Dennis hadn’t been paying attention, and if she thought about it, she was actually surprised that it hadn’t happened before… considering both Rolf and Dennis had been in serious relationships before she had even considered it.
Her fingers tightened around Rolf’s when Dennis acknowledged his endowment, because… well, he was, and beautiful, too, and amazing, and… Rose grinned at Dennis, unable to hide the pride she felt for both of them. “What’s this about a promotion? And why nearly? You actually considered joining us?”