There's a slight laugh at Helen's words and Beverly's smile turns a little bit more free. "I don't think it's strange. If my friend Deanna were here, she'd be trying to encourage us, I'm sure. She's the ship's counselor, too, and she's very good at what she does."

Quietly encouraging and enabling good relationships is only one thing she does very well. Beverly misses Deanna very much, especially now.

"I'll let you know how it goes. Shall I tell you when we get around to our first kiss?" she says teasingly before adding thoughtfully, "The last one was more a parting kiss than a romantic one and the one before that wasn't exactly him, so he doesn't remember it. That doesn't really count in my book."