Re: [Outside Vade: Atticus/Steve]
"Not silly," Atticus replied. "Think we have a different view of things," he added, not realizing he was mirroring Steve's thoughts. "Never went on a date with him, did you? Did you do anything with him? Not sure how it was with you two. Never discussed it. Might have gotten further than Janus and I ever did. Not sure." Was entirely possible that Steve and Janus had been legitimately dating. "Me, I feel we talked about it, but it never happened. Once. Happened once, and then there was arguing about being monogamous. Janus said he couldn't do this with me, and the next I heard you had talked to him about the three of us being together. Think, for me, that dating needs to involve actually doing it."
Ordered himself a rum and coke, and didn't answer immediately, save smiling when Steve thanked him for picking up the tab. Waited for the beer and the drink to come, then carried his drink over to one of the small, round tables. Sat. Spread thigh and slouch, and he pulled his drink to the edge of the table. "Wanted it to work. Realized it wasn't working a long time ago. You?"