[He couldn't help but try and look over her shoulder at the contents of the note Riza pulled free of the mail box, but he saw nothing - which was probably for the best.
It meant his attention was on her for the brief moments that they were still, not that moving up the stairs was much different because it gave him a very different view of the Lieutenant.
By the time she opened the door to let him in, he had an incredibly satisfied smile on his face, rather relaxed despite knowing what was going on here, because even if they were just going to have coffee and maybe, get a little closer it was still a very big deal.
Distracted by his surroundings, he was surprised by Riza's assistance, but he was quick to recover, letting her tug him free of the confines of that jacket.]
... Thank you.
[Once it was gone, he crouched to untie his shoes, toeing them off and setting them by the door. It was tempting to take off his tie, but he wasn't sure what kind of message that sent.]
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It meant his attention was on her for the brief moments that they were still, not that moving up the stairs was much different because it gave him a very different view of the Lieutenant.
By the time she opened the door to let him in, he had an incredibly satisfied smile on his face, rather relaxed despite knowing what was going on here, because even if they were just going to have coffee and maybe, get a little closer it was still a very big deal.
Distracted by his surroundings, he was surprised by Riza's assistance, but he was quick to recover, letting her tug him free of the confines of that jacket.]
... Thank you.
[Once it was gone, he crouched to untie his shoes, toeing them off and setting them by the door. It was tempting to take off his tie, but he wasn't sure what kind of message that sent.]
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