It was still quiet long after Brandt had left to go upstairs. Dusk had fallen but Benji and Nikki were still sitting at the table. Jane had left to rest her head in one of the rooms.
Benji was typing away on his computer but every so often he'd notice Nikki staring up at the stairs, wondering.
"I think you should go talk to him." Benji said
Nikki looked at Benji contemplating. But then looks back down again. "He needs time to himself."
Benji looked down at his watch. "Um. I think he's had plenty." He exclaims in a joking manner, but Nikki doesn't laugh or look up at him. She just sits there unmoving.
Afraid he's offended her he closes his laptop screen and folds him arms over the top of it. "What I really meant was I think he's had plenty of time to himself all these years." He muttered more seriously now.
Nikki looks up at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well- you know-" Benji said in a tone like he was trying to avoid offending people. "-He's an AGENT." He said, emphasizing the "agent" and gesturing towards the stairs. "Agents aren't really the type's to share their feelings. They keep that sort of stuff bottled up." Benji made a gesturing action towards his heart. "And from what I've gathered. He's had that bottled up for quiet a while now-"
"You're an agent too, Benji." Nikki said cutting him off.
Benji sighed. He said all that and that's all she picked up? "Yes. But I'm an agent that also has friends, like you. And Ethan. He's- well… he's got no one. He needs someone. For- you know. Support."
Nikki looks up at the stairs again pondering.
"I'd send Jane up there but- I don't think they'd get along very well." Benji said jokingly, thinking back to when they were at each other's throats just hours before.
Nikki instantly turned to look at Benji giving him a knowing look.
For a second Benji wondered why she was looking at him like that but then he clicked. "I would go. But ah- you know… Men. We don't really do the whole- ah- 'Talk about feelings to one another' thing. It's more of a slap on the back. And grunt in acknowledgement." Benji did a little caveman grunt at the end, which made Nikki snicker.
Benji nodded his head towards the stairs. "Go on."
Nikki smiled and stood up, making her way up the stairs. But halfway up she stopped, and turned towards Benji. "You're a really great person, you know that?"
Benji was already back to typing away on his computer. "Oh trust me, I know." Benji answered, without looking up from his screen.
Nikki rolled her eyes and continued on her way towards Brandt's room.