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ELLIE'S MIND goes completely blank. She turns to Soap, who gives her a wink as he stands and throws his trash away. He heard. He heard it all.
Something about that makes her uneasy. Not that she doesn't want him to know, but what if he somehow overheard about Graves? That would be a disaster. But she knows he didn't. He would be in a different mood if he knew.
Ellie turns, looking across the fire and seeing Ghost watching her. His expression is unreadable as he slowly chews his food, half of the balaclava raised while he eats. She can't help but look at his exposed lips.
His tongue quickly sticks out and wets them, Ellie focusing back on her food. She can't keep watching him. She thinks she might go crazy. She already tried to justify him calling her that and find a way to write it off as nothing. But with Soap's teasing, she's going down the rabbithole again. Scarfing down her food, Ellie stands and dumps the trash, quickly heading back to their tent.
"Schatz."
She stops at the sound of a familiar voice, turning and seeing König standing a few yards away. He's propped against the side of the truck and waves at her.
"Hey, König," Ellie replies hesitantly, waving back at him.
"Can I speak to you for a moment, ja?"
She turns to the fire, it being a good distance away. Ghost told her he didn't want her alone with him. She doesn't think this technically counts. Right? They're in an open space. And besides, she doesn't see Ghost sitting in his spot. She pushes away the hesitation.
She goes to him, craning her neck to look at him, even though he's lowered a bit with his relaxed position. "What's up?"
"Are you feeling well?"
She blinks. "Yes. I am. Thank you for, uh, asking."
"You scared me. I thought you were hurt."
"I'm sorry." Ellie sighs, rubbing her hands down her face. "I was silly for letting him get to me. It's nothing. Truly."
"He should pay for that."
Her face pales. "It's okay, König. Besides, I think Ghost feels the same way. I appreciate you two looking after me, but it's not that big of a deal."
"But it is." His tone is solemn. "Ghost is taking it easy on the schwein."(pig.)
Ellie stills. "I hardly think that's true, König."
