Magnum eyed Higgins the whole drive to the hotel, he knew something was different about his friend, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"Magnum will you please stop that incessant staring?! It really is quite irritating."
Magnum smiled. "Gee I'm sorry Higgins, its just…"
"Just what?" Higgins snapped back.
"Nothing." He shrugged and began to stare out the window. A few minutes passed and he started up again. "It's just…"
Higgins sighed. "Just what?"
"Well I don't know Higgins, something's different about you, I mean you're just different that's all…"
"Well put." Higgins nodded and concentrated his efforts back to the road.
"I've just been putting pieces together, first you come into my place and make comments you don't explain, which you usually always do….you can't stay in the same room if a news report is on about Robin, you almost burned a guy with coffee to defend Robin and you're acting…"
"Different?" Higgins scoffed.
Magnum began to get irritated himself. "Yes." He said, with a tone a little louder than before.
"Magnum, please, I am no different than I was before this whole terrible tragedy. I simply have been once again reminded of the frailty of the human condition. I resent that I am at all different and I would ask that you please stop your constant rambling…"
Thomas sighed and realized fighting with Higgins never got him anywhere. But he still insisted on having the last word.
"You're different." He scoffed in return and nodded in agreement with himself.
Higgins huffed and his face cringed. "Am not."
"Are too." Magnum started, imitating a child's voice.
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Will you stop that?!" Higgins hollered, while stopping abruptly in the middle of the road, causing Magnum's seatbelt to choke him slightly.
"Higgins that hurt!" He maintained the child's voice, rubbing his neck slightly.
Higgins hit the gas pedal. "Good!" And gave Magnum a stern look as if accepting that Higgins had won the argument.
The rest of the ride was silent, as they arrived at their destination, Magnum was to take out their bags as Higgins went to park the car. Just as he was closing the passenger door, Magnum smiled and quickly retorted.
"Are too."
Before closing the door and heading quickly toward the Hotels front desk.
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