[ The laugh startles him. He's never heard Tex laugh. Allison, he can remember her laugh, but not Tex. It throws Wash off and has him looking over at her, confused. ]

You were about ready to shove me through the wall when I walked in on both of you.

[ His attempt at keeping her back is weak, just one arm held out to push her away while the other stayed on the wall to keep him upright. ...Upright for about as long as that possibility lasted, anyway. He barely gets a chance to shove her back before she does the exact same to him, only with both hands and a lot more strength, because he hasn't even landed a single goddamn hit.

Successfully unbalanced, Wash stumbles back a few steps before once again collapsing backward. That actually earns a much more pained noise, his hand immediately going to cover the rib that's making movement so agonizing. He sucks in a breath through gritted teeth and glares up at Tex. ]

What is it, then? The Carolina doll? The fact that I wasn't more invested in your tattoo? That I'm not fawning all over you anymore? Or is it just a little revenge for me erasing you?