"To the extent that they know anything, it's that we were working together on some high-level committees for African and Middle East cultural and technological development when each of us left the timeline and I was their boss," Joan explains the cover they've used. "But very few people have asked or been told outright. Our circles don't overlap any more here than they do at home, with the exception of the odd meal here or there and a few acquaintances in common."
It bothers Joan more than she likes to admit, how little they see of each other. Especially Auggie, whom she will always count as one of her dearest friends. Her loyalty to them is absolute, but she can't help but wonder if, out of the office, it runs the other way. For Arthur, that fear is probably very nearly transparent, but no one else would think to look. No one but Arthur knows that the loyalty of her people means everything to her, or that she fears their loyalty runs to him and not her.
"Cooper can be trusted," she says, shoving aside her concerns. "Of that much, I'm certain. He won't reveal anything he learns to anyone." Her fingers curl against Arthur's chest again. "But we'll talk to Annie and Auggie first. Protecting them comes before my frustration with idle uselessness."
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Date: 2012-05-21 08:16 am (UTC)It bothers Joan more than she likes to admit, how little they see of each other. Especially Auggie, whom she will always count as one of her dearest friends. Her loyalty to them is absolute, but she can't help but wonder if, out of the office, it runs the other way. For Arthur, that fear is probably very nearly transparent, but no one else would think to look. No one but Arthur knows that the loyalty of her people means everything to her, or that she fears their loyalty runs to him and not her.
"Cooper can be trusted," she says, shoving aside her concerns. "Of that much, I'm certain. He won't reveal anything he learns to anyone." Her fingers curl against Arthur's chest again. "But we'll talk to Annie and Auggie first. Protecting them comes before my frustration with idle uselessness."