homesick summer nights

( he raises his eyebrow, looking over her body. ) No – it looks good on you. What happened?

Ezra happened. Featuring Stephen.

...Want me to beat them up?

…That’s fair. But why is she just handing them out to random women who like to break into my house?

Because a) I am your best friend, b) she loves me, and c) there was an accident, and I needed another shirt. Would you like this one back?

( he raises his eyebrow, looking over her body. ) No -- it looks good on you. What happened?

Why does she have it?

As your fiance, it’s only right that she steal your clothes.

...That's fair. But why is she just handing them out to random women who like to break into my house?

Neither. I’m just pretty damn sure that’s my shirt, Brae.

Obviously, it is. And before you accuse me of stealing, Mari gave it to me.

Why does she have it?

———— Are you wearing my shirt?

( she quirks an eyebrow. ) Is your eyesight going bad, or do you just love to hear yourself talk?

Neither. I'm just pretty damn sure that's my shirt, Brae.

That’s because it pretty much is.

That's because it pretty much is.

Hey, I know you didn’t have the best parents, but you turned out amazing, baby. And you’re the best mother Birdie could ever ask for. And the best girlfriend I could ever ask for.

[She smiles, pressing a loving kiss to his lips, before pulling away. She hesitates.]…Does it ever scare you? Do you ever think that – that, one day, she’s going to ask for more? For the people who actually gave birth to her? They’re hardly parents, and I don’t see why she would, but… do you think about it?

{ he wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to his body. } I don't think she ever will.