[ before he can really keep himself from opening his mouth - ] That's adorable.

[ and then he stops, clearing his throat as though he's just realizing what he's just said, blinking and welp. there you go, leonard, taking a page out of jim kirk's book and not thinking before you open your mouth.

christine rolls over onto her side and he settles back fully against the blanket, chancing a sideways glance and allowing his mouth to curve upward at the very edges. how is it so easy to smile around you? ] It is, actually. We had a lot of land, not that we ever really did anything with it. Home's not all that far from here. Parents still live in the same house.