Elissa seemed to cheer up when Joseph teased her, it seemed obvious too that she had similar thoughts on her mind, but something bothered him in the way in which she brought their business with the Gallant into it, this right here had no say or sway in it, Joseph didn’t use intimacy to bargain or be bargained with, to him it was and should be entirely separate - otherwise people got hurt.

When she spoke the words to him, placing a soft kiss on his cheek and whispering in his ear he really did have to fight against every primal fibre of his being, he squeezed the flesh of her thigh lightly, [i]she was right though[/i], they’d likely be interrupted, now was not the time. Tonight was no use, they’d be busy shifting the loot under the cover of darkness, it was irresponsible to keep stolen goods aboard any longer than absolutely necessary. He really did have to take over from Rhea this afternoon, she worked hard.

He peered at her from under his brow with his deep green eyes, she’d made it incredibly clear what she wanted from him, although he did not wish for it to be entangled with getting his ship back, “Elissa..” he began, “I… won’t, I can’t keep you for this, [i]just[/i] this”, in as much as he had no desire for commitment, he always stipulated that was the case, and his interactions were always a mutual exchange, so to speak.