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Her eyebrows raised and her mouth dropped slightly in mock offense for a moment before smiling against his lips as they pressed against hers. “I don’t think it’s my ego we need to be keeping in check,” she quipped. Talking with him came so naturally it was almost relaxing, in a way. “Then again, maybe we should be working on getting mine up to your level,” she laughed a little at the thought. Their stupid little conversations of teasing and banter were a refreshing way of escaping their chaotic lives for a little while. 

He tilted his head, as if to observe her before seeming to come to a conclusion. “No, I don’t think you could handle being at this level,” he insisted with a single nod. “And, quite frankly, I don’t think I could handle it if you did raise your ego so high.” He grinned widely, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he did so.