hotlittlehands:

They couldn't talk about it at work yet. They just couldn't. She needed Keiji to really establish himself with BH6 before anyone knew about their relationship, so that people wouldn't get the Wrong Idea. The idea that she was taking advantage, having gotten him the pardon and being responsible for him.

She'd rushed things. She knew she had. But what could she do, keep fighting her feelings? And she didn't want it to stay some dirty little secret forever. They'd tell her father when he came in a few months. They'd let the team find out when the time was right. But to start with....

...Amiko had an idea.


"Keiji?" she asked in a quiet, private moment. "Would you come down to the docks with me tonight?"