Marley swirled the wine in her glass and watched it froth before stilling down.She brought the glass to her lips and took a sip.“Old habits never die, right?” Captain watched her, his fork midway to his lips.“Huh?”“That.” He pointed to the glass of wine. “You loved doing that before drinking your wine.”“You observe the unnecessary things, Captain,” Marley said, setting the glass down.“You are not an unnecessary thing, Neils,” Captain replied, holding her eyes, then she looked elsewhere and cleared her throat.“How is the headquarters?” She asked, trying to change the subject, and Captain accepted it.“The same as usual. Catching criminals and doing what they usually do.”Marley nodded her head.“Though it's not the same without you. We need our sergeant back.”“I'll be back after the mission.”“Which has taken up three years of your life already.”Marley sighed. “I have to catch the culprit. You know that.”“Yes I do but it's consuming you.”Marley's chin rose instinctively. “I
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