Rae grinned. "That sounds like a challenge," she mused, her own tone mimicking his with the playful seriousness. What was funny was that Rae used to think that it was hard getting her to blush. Since she'd met him, that whole concept had been smashed to bits. "You know what I think of challenges."
Sometimes, times like this with comments like that, she was so certain that she was just… obvious with how she felt. And her reactions warred inside of her. She was partially relieved that he didn't notice, because dealing with the repercussions was terrifying. But at the same time… she wished that he did notice. Having him notice it without her saying so, or without the chance of looking stupid by dancing for him like she intended to do would have been so much easier.
"This obviously means that neither of us should ever be in any danger again," she joked. "Because this whole 'you putting yourself in danger for me and me putting myself in danger for you' thing seems sort of like a vicious cycle that has no positive outcome. And my life would be seriously lacking smiles if anything happened to you… which isn't right. You know how I like to smile."
Before a comment about wanting to spend her selfish time with him came out, he grabbed her hands to keep her from tickling and she laughed a little bit more. She wiggled in his grip a little bit, gently shoving him with her hip, and then resumed her position when he released her hands. It had been a long time since she'd just flirted like that. It was nice. "All right, all right. No more tickles. At least not for a little while. I make no promises about later…" she added with a point of her finger.
Mondays would totally be the best day of her week all over again. She almost said it, but refrained.
Well. It was decided. Sort of. If she ever felt brave enough, she would sneak into his sleeping bag with him. There was always the possibility that he was joking, and if that was the case, he would probably say no if she tried, which would be fine. But how would she know if she never tried? She just grinned.
"I bet I could find some movies while I'm on the mainland. Just in case. Before we leave tomorrow, I'll totally check and see if the projector works, and if it does, I'll raid some movies. Choices will be prime, too, since no one loots them." Maybe it wasn't the most practical choice, but Rae didn't care. They deserved some time like that. Some normalcy. "We should keep this as secret as possible, though," she told him. "Somehow, it's managed to escape attention… and I feel like the moment people find out, there will be people here all hours of the day. It can be our little secret."
He asked her if she wanted to talk and she shook her head no. "I won't make you do that. It's pretty self explanatory. These dreams are just like what happened, except, like… I die." She crossed her arms, pretending to be getting comfortable, but she was hugging herself a little bit. "I, um…" she hesitated again. "I think what was worse than that was when I went out patrolling with Patterson a week or so ago. A swimmer grabbed me and I just… froze." It was embarrassing to admit, but it was true. "It's never happened to me before. I felt like I was having a panic attack, but I wasn't. I just… couldn't move, you know? It's stupid. I've run into groups of ten land-faring zombies before, and in the face of one swimmer, I freak out."