She laughs, bright and amused. "Is that what it is? Gosh. I'll have to be more careful using words and all."

She shifts a little; she can't quite turn enough to fully face him, but the idea is there. "Speaking of me and all my words, though. Joe took what I've been working on to the managing editors. That whole thing around the ER nurse they think poisoned people? If I can get it all together... They may be willing to let me have a series of articles over a few days or weeks."

So it's both of them, really,mating the first few tiny steps toward what they've dreamed of doing.