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He took the book from her hands and laid it on the bar. “Don’t be rude, Kaia. You can’t sit here and read while I’m trying to make conversation.” He hoped he injected enough of a teasing tone. He really was terrible at flirting.
She narrowed her eyes at him. “I was in the middle of a sentence.”
He flipped the book open where his finger had kept her page. “Where were you? I’ll finish it for you.”
“Never mind,” she grumbled. “What is it you want from me today? What game do you want me to win for you?”
“I think you’re misremembering how that hide-and-seek game ended.”
“Technically, we were never found. We won,” she pointed out.
He smiled. “Sure. We won. Never mind that a fight broke out.”
She giggled. “Dragons are fascinating creatures. Always fighting.”
“We’re not all fighters like that. I will say we can be hotheads.”
“All that fire has to go somewhere. It’s impressive, by the way.”
“What is?” he asked.
“Your dragon. It’s a very impressive beast.”
“Is it?” He was pleased but shocked. “When did you ...“ He nodded and chuckled. “You watched the altercation with the demon.”
“I did. You’re a very pretty dragon.”
He threw his head back with a laugh.Don’t laugh,his dragon roared.She just gave me a nice compliment. You need to thank her for me, not laugh!
“My dragon thanks you for your compliment.”
“He can hear me?”
“Of course, he can. He’s always in my head.”
“Does he have a different mind than you?”
He thought about it for a second. “No. Yes. It’s hard to explain. We’re both here. We’re connected, but it doesn’t get crowded.”
“So, when you make a decision, he always agrees?”
“No,” Grey and his dragon said at the same time.
“That means you are connected but don’t have the same mind. It’s so cool to think you have a friend in there all the time.”
I like her. She’s nice. You should keep her around for longer than a holiday fling.
On that, Grey and his dragon agreed.
“Do you wanna go for a walk by the water?” he asked.
She nodded, smiling up at him. “I’d love that.”
“This is a date, by the way. A short one where I will try to impress you with nothing but my conversation skills because I am meeting my dad for dinner later.”
“Tall order. Are you sure you wanna give it a shot? Wouldn’t you rather wait until tomorrow?”
“I have no clue how long we’ll be here. Let’s not wait. Walk with me?” He extended his hand, and she took it.
