"Pretty cold move, not letting me know when you were leaving."
Kai was at the airport, waiting at the gate for her flight to start boarding.
Gwen apparently wanted to see her before she left, even if it meant bringing Kevin with her, which she did.
"Sorry," excused Kai, looking up at the couple as they were standing next to her seat. "Ben told me you would've been too busy."
"Oh, we're not so busy that we can't leave the house. Where is he, anyway?"
"Food court."
Gwen let out a small laugh, "Sounds about right. How have you been?"
"Not bad. Still studying for that Master's degree?"
"Funny you should mention that; I'm finally getting it in a few months."
"Nice. What's your thesis?"
"I haven't had to start writing it yet, but I had a few ideas."
"So, I take it you couldn't decide on one."
"Actually," Kevin added, "she did. It's about whether a country's wealth has any connection to its position on gender equality."
"Does it?" asked Kai.
Gwen shrugged, "I'm not sure. I've only just started doing the research."
"It's kinda weird that it took her so long to get started," he remarked, "considering how much she loves research."
She rolled her eyes, turned to Kevin and spoke to him, sotto voce.
Kai couldn't hear most of it, since Kevin and Gwen's lowered voices were now drowned out by the rest of the airport noise around them.
She managed to pick up on "bite mark" and "a literal pain in the ass," but anything beyond that would've caused her to burst out laughing.