"Is the alarm set?" Ruth murmurs as she begins to fall asleep.
"My alarm is perpetually set. I've never been able to sleep in anyway. I spent too much time in the army to ever be able to have a lie in." Harry kisses Ruth's shoulder.
"I just don't want to be late to work. I got questions and looks from our colleagues today and we were on time. It didn't help that you were whistling after lunch! You're never that chipper at work! You sort of gave the game away with your mood today. I know that I said I was okay with everyone knowing we're a couple, and I am, but because of your behaviour today everyone on the grid knows you got lucky last night! Can't you at least try and be discreet?" Ruth rolls over to face Harry. Scarlet shifts down to the bottom of the bed.
"Discretion is boring. I was flying high today. Men like to flaunt a little bit even if they don't share all the details with anyone else. No one would have guessed unless you started getting physical with me. I'll start being more discreet, though. I think that if the grid is quiet tomorrow both of us are going to be asked questions about our relationship. Our colleagues are curious." Harry runs his fingers through Ruth's hair.
"I'm expecting the questions with the way the two of us behaved today. We might as well have been back in grade school. It was like having to tell my family that I was in a relationship. I don't know whether to tell my mother about us or not. I'm concerned about her reaction." Ruth whispers desperately in the dark.
"I told Catherine about you, so Graham must know about you by now. If Graham knows the he definitely told Jane. I'm surprised that she hasn't called me yet. Normally she wouldn't wait this long to berate me. It ought to be interesting. We'll see what happens when Catherine comes on Saturday."