"Been around and back, so I think that's saying something."
"First you say it's natural, then to prove that I'm not gay. Now it's naughty? Elena you wound me." [He chuckled, shaking his head. He couldn't figure out why he was so comfortable with her. Anyone else he was a little distant from.] "No, I was thinking of someone else."
[Thinking of Elena sharing a bath with him wasn't that bad, in fact he couldn't think of anyone else right then. Maybe things could work out, or a least look up. After all, he wasn't thinking about his job or what he had to do right then.] "You'd have to help me out, you know."