Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-38918140-20190716020642/@comment-35646433-20190814223845

"BIANA?" Fitz called. Biana could hear his footsteps pounding up the stairs. "Since Dex is here and Keefe is coming soon, want to play Base Quest?"

Biana sighed. She did love playing Base Quest, but... honestly, she kinda wanted to hear what Dex had to say.

Especially since he looked so relieved at the interruption.

"Uh, sure," she said anyway. If Dex wasn't comfortable sharing, she decided it was probably better if they played a game -- and besides, she would never hear the end of the Keefe-teasing if she and Dex were hanging out while Fitz and Keefe did something else. "Be right down," she said, with a glance at Dex.

Dex looked down and shuffled his foot. "Yep, sounds good to me," he said, lifting his head with a smile. There was a strange thickness to his voice though, and his smile looked a bit forced.

"Hey, you okay?" Biana asked. "If you don't want to play, we could just keep talking," she continued, taking his hand with a smile. "It's nice to have company,"

Dex blushed and stared at their entwined fingers. "No, whatever you want to do is fine," he said, with a real smile this time.