Private Finished A Spot of Coffee, Maybe a Bandaid

Kal had kind of been joking about them working out together but he also realized it wasn't just a joke. He really did think it would be great to work out with Cam. He didn't really need to work out to keep himself in shape but he was pretty sure they'd both enjoy it. Once winter came Kal would definitely appreciate the extra motivation as he grew weaker in the cold. "Of course I'd love to have you as my partner," he said, meaning workout partners and not realizing it could have meant something else. "Besides if you get super speed from your prosthetic at least I know you'll only be going in circles." He snickered at the thought of Cam's prosthetic leg moving him really fast but his normal one moving at normal speed. After just a second or two his grin dropped completely and he looked worried. "Wait, no that sounds really mean. I'm sorry Cam."


Kal had smirked at Cam dramatically talking about the horrors of motherly embarrassment. Oh, he was definitely going to be squirming at whatever his mother dragged up there was no doubt about it. Then of course he would insist on hearing more about Cam and his own embarrassing stories- it was only fair. He was trying not to think about that one phrase though- 'love interests'. For some reason he felt a little bit more nervous about the whole thing. With a sigh he pushed that away and replied jokingly, "even worse because shes a dragon. Who knows what's in her hoard."

He watched as Cam put on a show of smugness and then promptly lost the act and devolved into snickering and smiles. Kal was starting to have trouble imagining not being around Cam. That friendly, joking, attractive man... wait what? He could have pretended he was just referring to how Cam was a model but that wasn't true. He had the distinct thought that Cam was attractive and... Ok, Kal had to shake himself out of it. "I'm a peasant huh? Well, your highness, I guess this means war. Cute, embarrassing, hilarious war," he said with a huge grin on his face. It was near impossible to act serious around Cam.

The pinkie promise had caught Kal off guard and it took him a moment before he realized what it was. "Such a horrible fate. I want break this promise for sure." And then he extended his pointer finger and let a little stream of warm saltwater run out onto the other mans hand. Enough to be felt and make a little puddle on the table but not enough to cause a big mess.

Hey, wasn't a childish prank fitting for a pinkie promise situation?

Kal should have known that Cam would have been ok with the joke. How many times had he made jokes about the prosthetic and didn't seem to be be bothered at all? Still Kal wouldn't have been able to forgive himself if he had ruined something so great as their time together had been with just a careless off-color joke.

Fortunately Cam was fine with the joke and seemed pretty understanding as he told Kal not to worry about it. Cam's grins were infectious and by the time he quirked his brow and boasted about his running Kal was back to smiling again. "We'll just have to see who's running where when we set up those workout sessions then." And he had left it at that. They were making so many plans it was like neither one of them wanted to be apart form each other or something.



Kal also thought a little about about Cam's mother. Not so much about what kind of powers she might or might not have, but he was curious about her and the rest of Cam's family. Kal had only met Morgan as far as he could remember but he felt like he wanted to know more about Cam's life. For the time being though he just grinned back at Cam.

Cam's giggling and salute were almost too much. Kal found himself chuckling and continuing to grin for no apparent reason. That combined with Cam's faux stern reaction to the water prank left Kal howling with laughter that only barely stopped when Cam flicked some of the remaining water onto Kal. "Alright, alright. I'll stop spraying you with water if you hold off on those needles, sir."

He gave Cam a smirk as he thought about doing it one more time anyway. Then Kal decided maybe he should just save it for another time. Maybe if they met up for a workout or something he could do it then. Or... "You know we could go surfing or something too. The beach is great here," he said almost out of nowhere. He was feeling like they were about to part ways for the day and he was torn by his strong desire to stay there with Cam and his more rational thoughts that he needed to go sit down and think about how he felt about Cam.

"But I guess we probably should start getting ready to go. As much as I want to stay here with you I probably have a few things to take care of at the spa." It wasn't a lie. He had made sure he had plenty of time available for this meetup but there was always a lot to be done at work even when he wasn't really on the clock. The downside to being the son of the owner and living on site.

Their faces had once more come close. Like they were being drawn together each time they talked. It wasn't noticeable in the moment but as Cam moved to get up Kal realized how close they had been. A mixture of disappointment and longing sat under the surface in Kal's heart. But he knew he couldn't just stay there with Cam all day so he too stood up to get ready to head out.

Kal clapped his warm hand on Cam's shoulder and grinned. "Being rolled around is pretty tempting but I think I can manage to walk. If I can't, well, i've got a bionic man to lean on and everything."

With that he chuckled and started slowly heading towards the door with Cam. Fighting the unexpected urge to slip his hand into Cam's.