“Oh, sure. So you guys carried me the whole way?”
“Lore did. I brought the supplies.”
She gaped. “Really? I’m not that light.”
“You’re a little thing,” Lore said, not surprised when his body took notice of just how little, and not so little, she was. “But curved in all the right places.”
She smiled. “Flattery will get you everywhere.” When he took a step closer, she stumbled back. “Kidding. It’s an expression.”
He’d thought she wanted a repeat of their time in the grotto. “Oh.”
She must have sensed his disappointment, because her smile took the sting out of her rejection. “You must be tired too. Relax and maybe we can get to know each other better. Talking,” she emphasized.
Talking is a step closer to our mate,Lore sent Zehn, who nodded and said, “Yes, we should talk.”
They sat staring at one another.
Mandy took a deep breath and let it out. “So, um, what do you want to talk about?”
