[If it isn't just the call he'd been waiting for. Expecting? Dreading? Probably not dreading, but Beckett is a little surprised that Steve is being so helpful here. How nice of Peggy not to set him off, though... she did seem a woman to fight her own battles.
Neutral all-business it is.]
Honestly, a lot of it is convenience. I had an easier in for talking to her than most, and her being quick on the uptake doesn't hurt - and you must admit, your situation is rather unique, once one becomes aware of the time gap. Doubly so when one is aware - ah. [His voice drops a little when the realization clicks. So that was who Steve saw in the morgue that day. Well. That easy in just got very very complicated.]
It isn't personal, if that is your worry. I hardly have some vested interest in keeping you all to myself. [He half-jokes without thinking; his thoughts are all elsewhere.]
voice;
Neutral all-business it is.]
Honestly, a lot of it is convenience. I had an easier in for talking to her than most, and her being quick on the uptake doesn't hurt - and you must admit, your situation is rather unique, once one becomes aware of the time gap. Doubly so when one is aware - ah. [His voice drops a little when the realization clicks. So that was who Steve saw in the morgue that day. Well. That easy in just got very very complicated.]
It isn't personal, if that is your worry. I hardly have some vested interest in keeping you all to myself. [He half-jokes without thinking; his thoughts are all elsewhere.]