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He jokingly commented as she ran her finger down the faint scar, "Take advantage of me last night did you?" He smirked a moment but continued, a light smile on his face as he watched her explore it, "Surgery scar from a double lung transplant long ago. Usually, only the trained eye of a surgeon would notice it as it was done with a laser scalpel."
He let her examine it a bit, waiting for her to draw close again. By then, the sun had risen. Together, they turned toward the house, "Let us eat. I could use a re-fill."
It took but a minute to re-heat his work. He made her up a plate of food and poured a cup of coffee for her. The sugar and cream were on the table as was juice and milk. He took a seat next to her with his own plate. Over breakfast, they made small talk and shared a laugh or two.
Once finished, he stated his intentions of the day. "George and Gracie await for some riding but first, I combine a morning dip as a quick bath and I should have a video conference call at the shuttle with the crew on Foster."
He turned to her with a grin on the conference call, speaking playfully "Of course, you're invited for that after all, you ARE my boss on that one!!"