He laughed quietly, taking a long drink from his cup. "This place suits you," he said with a smile. Then he shrugged. "Well, like I said, no need to go into too much detail on the official report. I suppose one more night couldn't hurt."
His eyes glinted teasingly but his voice had dropped a little lower, rougher. He cleared his throat, realizing he'd been leaning in toward Honou and forcing himself to put some distance between them. "I'll just have to find a place for Bane to sleep, that's all," he said, a little too casually, trying to pretend he wasn't blushing.
They were in public, and he was suddenly strongly reminded that he was a corporal. He needed to at least pretend to be professional.