Well, crap. That was not what he meant 'Vala' to mean. Actually...how did that work, exactly? He was having difficulty making that connection.

But that might not have been due to the initial confusion of the question, so much as the kiss. The second one, which did not count for the New Year, as far as Cam knew. He was fairly certain it was entirely inappropriate. Definitely another thing to mention later.

Later. Because, apparently, he was failing at stern at the moment. He wouldn't have called it capitulating, per se. More...patience. Because, as it turned out, it was difficult to summon the gumption to shove her out of his personal space. If, in fact, doing such would do anything. She could be incorrigible.