Of course Charlie doesn't sound surprised. There's nothing to be surprised about, at all. Rosella likes talking with them, it seems, and it's very often, indeed, about them.

Merlin laughs, softly and pretty much under his breath, and relaxes. And stumbles a little because of course. But if Charlie can smile and be all casual about it, then there's definitely nothing to be all worried about. Is there? Aside from that whole would a relationship ruin our friendship in case it goes to hell thing. And hwo typical is that?

He doesn't want to think it would. He wants to think them tighter than that, so much that a relationship would really be more of an expansion than anything else.

"Yeah. Us."