[Lance notices the silence and Ephemera's reaction, and he makes a mental note to bring it up later especially at Ephemera's actual response. But for now, he just nods; he's not a psychologist at the moment, after all.]
She is. She's really determined and enthusiastic about everything; nothing stops her, ever.
[And he hopes that won't change by having her whole life shaken, by suddenly facing being a single mother.]
[He was, very much so; everything had seemed so promising at home. Booth was back, the team was going to put an end to the conspiracy, and Lance and Daisy were going to start a family. Everything was falling into place, and then--
But that's how life is, and he tries to remind himself of that. Still, he has to take a moment to drink his coffee and use that as an opportunity to hide his expression, trying to make sure it's neutral again and his voice will be steady before he responds again.]
Have you met Dr. Brennan? Daisy is one of her students.
[There's a lot going on there on Sweets' face. Ephemera looks away, sipping his coffee. It's not his business. If the doc wants to talk about it, then he will.
[The mention of Brennan's book makes Lance brighten a little, and he offers a small grin.]
Her writing's pretty good. Entertaining, at least.
[Not exactly like, award-winning, deep stuff or anything, but still enjoyable. He'd never say that to her, though, at least not any part but the last bit.]
[Which isn't exactly how he met her, but he's not about to go into the partners counseling thing. Besides, this has been the truth of the matter for a long time now.]
I met Booth at the same time; he and Brennan had already been working together before that.
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