[Unlike with some of her other companions, whom Angel embarrassed herself in front of regularly, the flustering Angel experienced around Krieg was relatively innocuous. She was just unused to being the infallible object of someone's affections.]

[Not after being around Jack, who would berate even the smallest of missteps, even a mispronunciation.]

[Not that she wanted to be infallible, of course, simply being treated like a normal person would have been nice enough. And amidst the adoration, Krieg did just that.]

You know, you may have to wear one on occasion. What if we went to a fancy place to... [She paused. What would they ever do in a fancy place anyways?] Never mind...

[She couldn't help but grin when Krieg nailed her thoughts. That was one of the other benefits of becoming so close to him, one of the things she absolutely adored about the man. He knew what she was thinking, knew what she wanted.]

Ice cream in the sun sounds perfect.