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D is for Different

Miles sat at the picnic table and stealthily watched Juliet and Jim over his sandwich; they weren't acting any different, they still teased each other and bickered, swapped tomato for extra cucumber...

And yet, something was off.

Juliet was in her usual workday attire, blue jumpsuit, hair pulled back into a ponytail, bandana dangling around her neck.

Jim had his own beige jumpsuit on, glasses on the bridge of his nose, walkie clipped to his belt loop.

They talked the same and looked at each other the same and poked each other the same as always.

But there was something between them, a feeling, one even Jin could pick up. Next to him, the Korean was eating his own sandwich and watching Juliet and Jim as well.

Miles looked over at Jin and caught the other man's eye, glancing at the other two before locking eyes with him again.

Jin shrugged and went back to watching them carefully.

"Alright you two, what's goin' on?" Sawyer demanded.

Miles snapped his gaze back to Jim. "What?"

Juliet's eyes were on him as well and as much as he denied it, her glare was downright scary, like she knew exactly what he was thinking before he even did.

"Why do you and Jinbo keep starin' at me?"

Miles looked to Jin for help.

"Staring at you?" the Korean said, innocently furrowing his eyebrows. Miles rolled his eyes.

Juliet smirked. "You understand exactly what's going on, Jin, you've been doing it too,"

Jin looked away, caught in his fake miscommunication, and then looked at Miles. "Something is different,"

Miles nodded and pointed at Juliet and Jim with his sandwich. "Yeah, something's different between you two,"

"Like what?" Sawyer asked with genuine curiosity. He looked over at Juliet and then back at Miles.

"I can't put my finger on it," Miles admitted, lowering his sandwich with a thump.

Juliet smiled a smile he named her 'Other Stepford Smile' and went back to her lunch, looking over at Sawyer in amusement.

Sawyer shook his head at Miles and went back to his own lunch, taking a large gulp from his cup before settling a hand on the bench next to him and clutching his sandwich with the other.

It was just then, at that precise moment, that Miles noticed the faint blue tinge to Jim's formerly white name tag and the patch of skin rubbed slightly red under Juliet's right ear, usually covered by her ponytail or bandana.

"You been doing your laundry with Juliet, boss?" Miles smirked now, putting his sandwich down, leaning back and crossing his arms over his chest in satisfaction.

Juliet swallowed her bite and looked at Miles curiously, her face not giving anything away. That wasn't any different.

His confidence wavered as she raised an eyebrow slowly.

Sawyer turned to look at Juliet and then back at Miles. "Yes, we live together,"

"Oh. Right. Well," Miles coughed a little, before he got his courage back. "Are you going to try and tell me that's not some kind of freaky stubble burn on your cheek then, Jules?" He prodded the blonde.

Juliet frowned and then raised an eyebrow. "No, I burned myself on an engine this morning, leaning too far over,"

Miles looked between them, both looking so confused and innocent he had to think that just maybe he was imagining things.

Sawyer and Juliet just looked at each other and shrugged slightly, going back to their plates and picking at the left overs. In that look was what could be an entire conversation sparked by something, different, that he just couldn't name.

"Fine, but something is up." He threw his hands in air before turning back to his lunch.

Jin was annoyingly silent.

"Okay, well, let us know when you figure that out." Juliet said with a small smile as she and Sawyer stood as one and dumped their lunch garbage on his plate before walking away.

"Something is different," Jin insisted now, leaning over the table to watch the two go.

"Oh, now you decide you're not a mute?" Miles snapped.

Jin was confused now. "Mute?"

Sawyer grinned and pulled a laughing Juliet around the corner from Miles and Jin's view, nuzzling his nose into her neck and leaving irritated skin where Miles had pointed it out before.

"Think they'll ever figure it out?" he whispered against her ear. Her fingers lightly held his arms just above his elbows.

Juliet tilted her head into a kiss and grinned before peeking back around the corner where Miles was trying to explain something with spastic hand motions and eye rolling.

"Well, Miles noticed that your name tag was turning blue and my, irritation, from your stubble," she said with a shrug and a soft smile.

Sawyer pulled her back and kissed her cheek. "Yeah, but I was holdin' your hand the whole damn time and he didn't say nothin'," he said against her ear.

"That's true as well," Juliet laughed as they continued on their way back to work.

And there's D!

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