He wrestled Josh out of his jacket and shirt while Mouse took off everything on his lower half. "Nothing doing," he told her.
Biting his lower lip for a minute, Max just decided to just say it. "Mousy, it's okay," he assured her. "I know what happened between you. And he needs it. He needs you. He doesn't know that yet, because when it comes to anything but combat, he's a big dummy. But it wouldn't have happened if you both didn't have feelings for each other. Yeah?"