[It's nice, this thing that they have going on, whatever it is. Gaeta has always been shy of relationships and the drama and angst that seem to go along with commitment, so this is ideal. They can be close without crowding each other, intimate without being possessive. It's easy and he likes it. He likes Martha's company and friendship, and he likes that she doesn't ask for too much or sticks around for the awkwardness of morning-afters.
He returns her smile, setting the book down on the table. It's Shakepeare's Henry IV, Part 1.]
Mmhm. I'm starting in on Shakespeare. [Partly because he can now read it in its original English and it poses a challenge, partly by Martha's recommendation.] His history plays are interesting.