"I'm sorry about that," Dick mumbled as he slowly rushed back to the stove and the eggs.

Helena now sat at the table, sipping her hot and satisfying coffee.

"You're apologizing because your ex caught you with someone else?"

He sighed. "She shouldn't have said those things to you."

"I'm a big girl, Dick."

"I know, it's just… this between us… it's strange."

"And?"

"I wanted the morning after to not be awkward."

"Well you know how the saying goes… 'An awkward morning is better than a boring night.'"

"I've never heard that one."

"I stole it from a T-shirt."