Liam leaned back slightly in the chair, arms crossed in that deliberately calm way of his.

“Me?” he asked, expression unchanged, voice steady. “Jealousy never suited me, Doctor. I like having control over things, but I’m not the jealous type.”

Olivia nearly laughed but caught herself before the sound escaped.

“Control and jealousy aren’t exactly synonyms?” she said lightly, teasing, though the irony was unmistakable.

The doctor watched them both with quiet interest and answered before Liam coul