"You're going to get yourself caught if you keep being so showy," she warns, and for once, it doesn't necessarily seem like she would actually find that funny or desirable. Because then he would be caught and she wants him near.

The sound of his heart beating resonates in her ears, and she's close again, only just far away enough to be a tease. Far enough that he can't say he was invited, but close enough that he can't say he wasn't. She's an expert at finding that distance.

"He doesn't have children. He has Raina back. What.... desperation is there for you to tap into?"