The Arrangement
Can take place at any point in time: pre-series, during, or post-series.
Title provided by TesubCalle - thanks!
It was a relationship of convenience, if it was anything. She would lecture him in the mornings, her mouth twisting in a knowing smile as he made his way out the door. A sigh, and a shake of the head...and she went about her daily business. He did the same. But there were times when there was more to the teasing undertone, more to his own witty remarks flung over his shoulder on his way out the door. But they never pretended that that little something more meant anything. Boss and secretary. Occasional lovers. Friends. He needed her for work, she needed him for amusement. But they didn't need each other. It was simply a convenience.