"She doesn’t mean that," Phoenix assured Miles. "She’s just worried, after the whole Dahlia thing, I‘m sure."
"She doesn’t mean that," Phoenix assured Miles. "She’s just worried, after the whole Dahlia thing, I‘m sure."
Phoenix didn’t like the tension. "Mia, it‘s okay," he told her therefore. "I‘m happy! You don’t need to worry, okay?"
Mia huffed, crossing her arms stubbornly. "Well, when he inevitably turns his back on you —
Phoenix didn’t like the tension. "Mia, it‘s okay," he told her therefore. "I‘m happy! You don’t need to worry, okay?"
Mia huffed, crossing her arms stubbornly. "Well, when he inevitably turns his back on you —
"As a matter of fact — "
"No," Diego said before Mia would start cursing Miles out. He moved over to her and nudged her with his elbow. "Long as you treat him right. Which I trust you will?" It was about the least subtle kind of shovel talk, as he was —
"As a matter of fact — "
"No," Diego said before Mia would start cursing Miles out. He moved over to her and nudged her with his elbow. "Long as you treat him right. Which I trust you will?" It was about the least subtle kind of shovel talk, as he was —
"Your date," Mia, who had suddenly found her voice again, spoke up, "Is with /him/?"
"Mh? Oh, I‘m so sorry!" Phoenix looked back at them, grinning. "Yeah, Miles is my boyfriend."
"Your date," Mia, who had suddenly found her voice again, spoke up, "Is with /him/?"
"Mh? Oh, I‘m so sorry!" Phoenix looked back at them, grinning. "Yeah, Miles is my boyfriend."
"Miles!" Their squabble was interrupted when Phoenix returned from the bathroom, immediately coming over and throwing his arms around Miles. "You‘re here already!"
Both Mia and Diego were looking rather stunned at the display.
"Miles!" Their squabble was interrupted when Phoenix returned from the bathroom, immediately coming over and throwing his arms around Miles. "You‘re here already!"
Both Mia and Diego were looking rather stunned at the display.
Diego raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about Phoenix?"
"What?" Mia looked from Diego to Miles again, bristling. She approached him and poked his chest with her finger. "Haven't you done enough to traumatize him? His name was cleared, you were there, so leave him be."
Diego raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about Phoenix?"
"What?" Mia looked from Diego to Miles again, bristling. She approached him and poked his chest with her finger. "Haven't you done enough to traumatize him? His name was cleared, you were there, so leave him be."
"What in the world are you doing here?" Mia asked with a distrusting tone.
"What in the world are you doing here?" Mia asked with a distrusting tone.