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“Yep,” he replied unapologetically. “And if I’m honest, I’m holding back right now.
Sheesh.
Strangely that didn’t scare her. She liked him. Wanted him.
There really wasn’t a reason to say no.
Except for Loki. Who didn’t want her.
“All right. I’ll still go on the date and keep an open mind. No promises, though.”
Satisfaction filled his face.
“You never had any doubts, did you?”
“Nope.”
“Do you always get your way?” she asked.
“Pretty much.”
She rolled her eyes.
“Stay there while I clean this up. Then I’ll make us something for dinner.”
She still wasn’t sure why they couldn’t eat the food from the diner. Sure, it needed heating up. But she was certain it would be fine.
“I’ll clean up the mess while you figure out dinner,” she said, trying to slide off the counter.
“Stay there,” he barked.
“Why?”
“You can’t go walking around without any shoes on.”
She sighed. So overprotective. But even as she pretended to be irritated, a zing of pleasure ran through her.
“I’ll be fine. I won’t stand on any of the broken bits.”
“No. Stay.”
“Yes, Master.” She put her tongue out and pretended to pant.
Alarm filled his face. “What’s wrong? Are you having some sort of seizure? What do you need?”
“I’m not having a seizure. Sheesh. I was pretending to be a dog.”
“Um. Right.”
“I do good impressions. Here’s my impression of you.” She made herself frozen, puffing out her chest. “I’m Remy. I order. You obey.”
“That’s meant to be me?”
“Yes!” She smacked him on the chest. “Gosh, you’re rude. Also, are you made of concrete?” Because, damn, her hand was stinging now.
“Parts of me are,” he muttered.
“What?” He didn’t say what she thought he had, right?
