Carol Danvers would argue that there’s absolutely nothing ordinary about her. But if the thought is helping him process, then she won’t argue about it. At least not now.

She runs her hand over his shoulder and chest now that she has the time and can explore his body more thoroughly. There’s a brief pause as she relishes the touch of his skin on her thigh and figures out how to respond.

“I’m pretty far from home and this is my first time out here. But we’re trying to learn more about the area so I think I’ll be around a bit more.” It was a damn shame that he lived all the way out here.