All right, that's a decent plan. Miles can begrudgingly admit to that even as he's still distinctly uncomfortable with it. He knows how Bel feels about him; encouraging that past a little flirting seems terribly unfair to the captain. Unless he's intended to go through with it, which is - well, impossible. He's extremely straight. Right?

"Makes sense to me. Bel probably enjoyed that, even considering the situation." A pause; he drums his fingers on the chair arm thoughtfully. "So what was really going on?"