[Ray focuses on the road ahead and tries not to think too deeply on anything beyond where to go. On instinct he's heading towards the station, but he does wonder if veering south and out of Chicago would be a much better choice for both of them. Sticking around means Ray getting a whole lot of flack from Welsh and Fraser getting probably worse from Thatcher, and he doesn't like the idea of either of them trying to explain themselves. Ray can lie, Fraser less so.
Once Fraser starts speaking, Ray provides the occasional glance sideways towards his partner to show he's listening, smiling lightly, more so to himself, when the word 'friend' pops up. It's not a word Ray had ever been too familiar with until he'd met Fraser and then, within days of them meeting, the damned Mountie was using it like they'd known each other for years. It was a nice. A good feeling. Like someone actually cared about him, and Ray's not really sure how to return it beyond nodding a light agreement. Words are hard.
And yet then, to top it all off, Fraser was bringing up last night and Ray supposes he really should find some sort of reply beyond more nodding.]
Yeah? [He sounds glad, relieved.]
So uh. We good? We still solid?
[He can't even ask if nothing has changed between them, because after last night, something clearly has changed.]
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Once Fraser starts speaking, Ray provides the occasional glance sideways towards his partner to show he's listening, smiling lightly, more so to himself, when the word 'friend' pops up. It's not a word Ray had ever been too familiar with until he'd met Fraser and then, within days of them meeting, the damned Mountie was using it like they'd known each other for years. It was a nice. A good feeling. Like someone actually cared about him, and Ray's not really sure how to return it beyond nodding a light agreement. Words are hard.
And yet then, to top it all off, Fraser was bringing up last night and Ray supposes he really should find some sort of reply beyond more nodding.]
Yeah? [He sounds glad, relieved.]
So uh. We good? We still solid?
[He can't even ask if nothing has changed between them, because after last night, something clearly has changed.]