[ This had been difficult to discuss months ago, when they were still together and solid as ever. Now, when everything is this fragile, when the people involved are the only two men in the entire dome that he's feeling threatened by, it's almost impossible to deal with this in a calm, rational manner. He's only recently moved on from Maeve, dared to get back on track with Kitty, swallowed his jealousy in regards to other men that seem a much better fit for her — and now this?
He swallows. Shifts his weight. ]
Chekov. [ Eleven days later and suddenly she doesn't sound so dead set sure that there's nothing going on there. Funny how that happens. ] The guy you told me has feelings for you not two weeks ago.
[ The guy who makes so much more sense, closer in age, doesn't come with eight trunks of emotional baggage. He takes a step back. ]