"We'll find a way there someday." He smiled encouragingly at Quatre. He wasn't sure, but he didn't want to depress the boy and tell him they'd never make it. "Until then, you can stay with Bancoran and me as long as you want. I..." he paused. "I guess you'd have to share the bed with us. We don't really have another bedroom..."

And Maraich didn't mind that so much for himself. It wasn't as if he and Quatre hadn't shared a bed plenty of times before. But what was Bancoran going to think? At least, fortunately, they had a big enough bed for it.

"You know, it's actually been a long day. We could take a shower and take a nap right now. Settle in a little bit."

A hot shower. Getting washed off and refreshed, and relaxing on a big, comfortable bed. It sounded good to him, and he didn't even think twice about doing it with Quatre, even if it meant sleeping naked.