"I'm not calling you that." At least it was something for him to focus on. Something for him to reject and possibly counter. One thing was clear in his mind though; he would not be calling Alex Reagan his better half.

Still, there had to be something to offer as a counter, and he continued to rub her thumb absently as he thought things over. Had that always been a habit of his? He couldn't honestly remember.

"Alex." He settled on. It wasn't exactly a definitive term, but it seemed more something that was them than anything else.