"You know…" Alia allowed her voice to trail off, not even bothering to try and finish the sentence. She was sitting outside on the grass watching the sun set. Douglas sat beside her, a curious expression on her face.
"I'm never going to know if I know if you don't tell me what I'm supposed to be knowing if I know, you know." She giggled at the mechanics odd choice of words and smiled at him. Picking a flower from the expanse of green all around her, she twirled it in her fingers.
"I always thought I would fall for X or Zero. I mean, I spend so much time worrying over them I thought I would end up falling in love with them. But I didn't." Looking over at Douglas, she offered the flower to him, the smile still on her lips. "Can you guess who I fell for instead?"
Taking the flower from the navigator he studied it intently, refusing to look at her. "No Alia, I don't."
"Yes you do." She reached out and took hold of his hand, intertwining her fingers with his. "Don't be silly Douglas. I fell for you."