A few hours later Laurel slid onto Nic's knee, "So a little birdy told me something strange today," she informed him in a mock serious voice, arms slipping around his neck.

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"My hands hurt," Rosen informed Long loudly.

"Hmm?" Nic asked, still a bit distracted by what he was working on.

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"Uh, huh," Long muttered as he stretched his legs a little.

"You actually talked to Fin today," she stated, tucking some hair behind his ear, "That's great!"

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"Your fault," he muttered bitterly.

"Hmm.." Nic repeated.

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"Uh, huh," Long repeated.

Laurel stared at Nic for a moment before suddenly kissing him fiercely on the lips.

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Rosen rolled over, "Do something about it!" he ordered.

Nic seemed a little surprised, but it got his attention.

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Long paused, staring at Rosen for awhile before walking over to him and pinching his arm.

Laurel kissed him for awhile before pulling away, "Now as I was saying," she continued, "I think it's great you talked to Fin."

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"OW!" Rosen complained, "Why the dirty terra did you do that for?!"

Nic didn't comment, not entirely agreeing with her.

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Long didn't explain, walking back to his bed.

"You had him doing pushups?" she clarified, kissing his nose.

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"You're horrible!" Rosen spat, the pain in his hands not helping his anger, "Like I care if you get your memories wiped! You're! ... You're a... huge ugly log!"

Nic nodded briefly.

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Long sighed a little. "Why are your hands taking so long to heal?" he asked more to himself than to Rosen.

"Why?" she asked, kissing his cheek.

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Rosen glared at him a bit before rolling away from him.

Nic shrugged.

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Long rolled his eyes a little.

Laurel chuckled, "Is he strong?" she whispered into his ear.

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Rosen was muttering something but it wasn't clear.

Nic shook his head, not impressed.

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Long didn't bother asking.

Laurel laughed a little, "So you were helping him?" she clarified, kissing his jaw.

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Rosen continued to mutter.

Nic frowned a little, not liking Laurel's choice of words.

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Long let Rosen be.