This had to be some ground breaking record for the longest time Nicholas and I had been in the space and had managed to remained civil with each other . It did not even require a great effort to do so which came as much of a surprise to me . The time pleasantly eased by in the midst of witty sarcasm and easy conversation . I found that Nicholas was completely different when he was not stressed or at the brink of losing his temper or even when he was emersed in the flames of his displeasure . It was the longest I had seen his eyes dance with mirth whenever he would say something that he knew would irritate me or how his lips with pull up at the end in an instinctive movement when I said something equally as smart back or even when I just simply spoke to him about random things . We seemed