Neil raises an eyebrow at her look, but he doesn't lift the mug to his lips again until his hands have stopped shaking. "I was never jealous of Au- of my teammates and their undercover work, except for the food." Even here he isn't going to slip and name names. "One of the blokes liked to take the piss out of me, he'd describe what they ate so I could really enjoy the sawdust bread properly. Bastard."
His tone is fond rather than actually pissed, of course. He'd been irritated at the time, but he'd take Tom's ability to get under his skin if it meant Tom was alive again.
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His tone is fond rather than actually pissed, of course. He'd been irritated at the time, but he'd take Tom's ability to get under his skin if it meant Tom was alive again.