A smile.

Ralli gulped, then began. "Bella... I was going to tell you that I love-"

"My lips?" Bella finished for her, curling those lips into a smile as she traced a finger from Ralli's disguised cheek to the center of her mouth, in a "hush" gesture. "Thank you for the compliment, honey." She felt the other woman's breath hot on her finger, and couldn't resist playing with her a bit more. She moved her hand to the woman's forehead. "I got everything I need, but... Oh dear! Are you running a fever? You feel feverish, Ralli."

"Ah... I... pushed myself hard today," the sergeant admitted, turning her head away and feeling ashamed of her thoughts. "I may be unwell."

"Honestly, I did too, Ralli," Bella told her, removing her hand and strolling back over to put on her actual clothes instead of the magic ones that had kicked off the mischievous adventure between them. "But after a bit of sleep, I'm sure we'll both be feeling well and ourselves again. Take a shower, Ralli. I'll see you for your class tomorrow. It'll be neat and clean, no muss and no fuss, you'll see!"

"Yes... Thank you, Bella. I am glad I can count on you. I am... thankful that the two of us became friends."

Bella smiled, but she didn't say the same back. After a pause, she finally responded. "Hm... I'm thankful that we're friends, too, Ralli... Even if I miss you sometimes..." she trailed off quietly as she resumed dressing once more and worked on cooling her heels.

None the wiser, Ralli headed for the shower, then spent a while thinking about how fortunate she was to have such a great friend, trying to clear her mind of any inappropriate thoughts she might be having about said friend.