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They giggle together, Carter feeling lighter than he has in… way too long.
"Ugh, I miss sex." Casey rolls onto his back and sighs heavily. "I'm kind of worried I'll never be able to enjoy it again after everything…"
"I don't know if I'll ever be able to enjoy anything after this…" Carter admits.There goes that light feeling."But I promised I'd try."
"Promised Naaathaan?" Casey teases.
"Maybe."
"What happens after this anyway? We just… go back to normal? Back to college and stuff?"
"I think it's an option, yeah. But there's the option of a safehouse too. And new identities, I think. I don't know the details. Nathan and I don't exactly communicate well these days." Carter forces an awkward laugh, like this truth doesn't break his fucking heart.
"What will you do? Will you go to the safehouse or whatever?"
"I think so. I don't know. At least at first? Probably?"
"It's hard to think about anafter. Weird. I didn't think there'd ever be anything more than…" He waves his hand, gesturing instead of trying to put into words what he's been through. "It still feels too scary. I mean, it's not guaranteed, right? Things could go wrong. So many things. And then that future will get ripped away."
Carter squeezes his eyes shut like he can hide from the reality of that. "I know…"
"Sort of makes me wish I didn't know the truth. Almost. Or not. I don't know." He sighs. "This is nice. Tonight. With you. This - I needed this. So maybe I don't wish that. But if it all goes wrong…"
"I know." Carter reaches across the bed, carefully placing his hand over Casey's. Casey turns his hand so they're palm to palm and squeezes. "I know."
"We'll be together either way though. That's nice, right?"
"Yeah." Carter squeezes his hand back. "Really fucking nice."
"But, like… this shit better work out because I need to learn what happens between you and Nathan. I'll be pissed if the two of you get away with some bullshit cliffhanger ending, alright? I want a real one. Happy or not."
Carter laughs. "I'll see what I can do."
Unknown:There’s a local tradition here. It involved me consuming a crawfish. And I had to say I loved it…
Unknown:I did not love it.
Unknown:They said it would taste like tangy lobster.
Unknown:It did not.
Carter:Tangy lobster? Crawfish are swampy weird creatures that aren’t even a fish. They’re imposters. Not tangy lobsters.
Carter:I’m so sorry.
Carter:If it makes you feel any better, dinner for me was a protein bar and canned pineapple.
Unknown:It does. Thank you.
Unknown:I have 3 mosquito bites and I’m sweating through my fucking suit. I’ve been here over 24 hours and have concluded that this place is hell on Earth.
Unknown:No wonder Miller held this territory for so long. Why the fuck would anyone else want it?
Carter:Hopefully Mica doesn’t feel the same…?
Unknown:Mica just got to pick out his own slave from a virtual catalogue. He won’t be complaining any time soon.
Unknown:Still good here.
