Mercy huffed stubbornly at him, opening her mouth to comment on the way he shook his head when he spoke. "Excuse you, my ego is thriving right now." She joked, setting her hands on her hips as he mocked her. She pursed her lips and then tried to retort. "I'm not that-" Whatever she was about to say got overtaken by a squeak of surprise. She held onto him as best She could, getting comfortable after a few moments. She laughed as she got plopped on the couch, shaking her head. "You can, but you won't. You love me too much." She teased, crooking her finger at him and moving over. "Come on, sit down." She said lightly.

Ajax grinned at her response, nodding. "I know. I can tell." he snickered, laughing at her reaction to what he did. "Have you turned into a mouse?" He teased about the squeak, chuckling. "Ohhhh you caught me. Maybe I won't, maybe I will... but I guess I probably do love you too much." He sighed heavily, his eyes twinkling as he did proceed to sit down. "Why do you always have to he right." Ajax inquired with a huff, though a joking tone held steady in his voice.

"Maybe I've always been a mouse and you haven't noticed till now." Mercy joked, grinning up at him. "Oh, I'm so glad you agree." She said sarcastically, pushing herself into a sitting position as he took his place beside her. "Because I'm too amazing to be wrong." She joked, curling her arms around him.

Ajax lifted an eyebrow, looking unconvinced. "I don't think so, Mercy." He answered in a dry voice, shaking his head with a small chuckle. "Of course you are... if you weren't It'd be a little weird. Disagreeing with yourself..." He trailed off with a grin. "Hey, Mercy, I think ... yep a see daylight. That pride has pushed all your brains out." Ajax pretended to peer through her ear, laughing at her offended look (assuming she will be offended cough cough)

How did you know?!?!?!?! XD))

Mercy rolled her eyed at him, letting out an offended giggle as he peered at her ear. She swatted his arm playfully, turning to flop across his lap after. "Just curious, have you ever heard the term, 'Happy wife, Happy life'? If not, you might want to study up on it." She teased, curling into him.

(Good guess LOL)

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Ajax lifted his eyebrows. "I didn't expect you to giggle if you were offended, therefore you find it funny, plus the smile on your face and the way your eyes are twinkling hint to you already being happy. If you were actually angry you would have whacked me harder instead of lightly tapping me in what you call a swat. You are still relaxed and grinning, so I take that as a hint you are happy. I'm having the time of my life, so guess what?" His face slowly turned into a smile. "You are a happy to-be-wife, and I have a happy life. Win win." Ajax grinned, looking down at Mercy with twinkling eyes. "It's called *logic*. If you ever run across it you let me know." He teased, laughing.

Mercy moved her hand in a mock-speaking motion as he continued on with his very scientific explanation of her reaction. "God, I hate it when you're smart and you start being right. Don't do that anymore." She teased, wiggling a bit so she could sit up and in his lap. She grinned at him for his words, wrapping her arms around him and huffing. "I never will. I've avoided it this long, so I think I'm in the clear." She joked, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

Ajax rolled his eyes as Mercy mocked his speaking, grinning at her words. "It only happens occasionally, deal with it." He chuckled, his eyes twinkling as 40 other great responses came to mind. "You wiggle around a lot, you know that?" He snorted as she sat up again, after she had collapsed and wiggled around way too much before that. Unlike him, who was content to sit in a deer stand for 5 hours on end, staring at the ground. "I guess that may happen... I guess you are clear. I'm not as sneaky as you, so I get hit every once in a while." He laughed, kissing her lips after she had pulled back a little. "You are gonna have to deal with me for a looong time." Ajax teased quietly.

"I don't have a choice, do I?" Mercy teased, grinning at him for his next comment. "I do. You got a problem with that, Sir statue?" She joked, wiggling around on him out of spite so she could settle in the exact same position afterward. She chuckled at him for his words, leaning eagerly into his kiss and reciprocating it. "I wouldn't have it any other way." She murmured softly, leaning her forehead gently against his and pressing a kiss to his nose.

"Not even a hint of one." Ajax smiled smugly, narrowing his eyes slightly at her question. "Yes, I do. But you don't care, as proven." He snorted, rolling his eyes as she flopped around like a fish out of water. "I can just shove you off, you know that." He pointed out drily, smiling at her last comment. "That's good. I'll keep it in mind never to stop or relinquish my unneccesary words." He grinned a little, looking amused,