“Yes. Every way that a man can take a woman. I remember.”
“Fuck,” Rune growled.
“What?”
“I'm hard again. You can't say shit like that to me, Lora.”
I laughed. “You said it first. Then you referenced it. I was only clarifying.”
“Yeah, but you saying it is a turn-on. Now I want to do it all over again.”
“Breakfast first.” I stood up. “Immortality helps with the exhaustion, but I still need to eat. Come on. Let's get dressed.”
“Don't you have anything here to eat?”
“I do, but I want to go out.”
“Ah.” Rune got up. “I suppose I do owe you a meal after taking off on you halfway through our date.”
“And an explanation.” I went upstairs and Rune followed, but we split up at my dressing room door.
I went inside while he went down to my bedroom. So, he didn't answer me, and I forgot about the explanation I wanted until we were seated at a table in one of my favorite breakfast places. Our waitress brought us coffee and after she left, I finally remembered.
“Hey, you didn't tell me what happened yesterday. Or is it top secret?” I asked.
Rune grimaced. “It sort of is. Sorry.”
“That's all right. Can you at least tell me if everything worked out?”
“It didn't. But it was just a research mission.” He rubbed a hand over his face. “I think this one is going to be a problem.”
“A problem with a spirit? I don't understand. Don't you just grab them and take them back?”
“Sometimes there's more to it.”
“Oh.”
“I'm sorry I can't tell you. I'd like to. But I've got orders from the big guy.”
“Hades? Really?”
He nodded.
“Then I completely understand.”
“But I got cleared for today. That's why I was hoping you could take the day off.”
“Well, I am the boss.” I pulled out my phone and texted Jenny. “I think I'll give everyone the day off.”
“That's the spirit!”
“Not the one you're after,” I teased.
“Just a different type,” he said softly.
I looked up to find him watching me. After holding his stare for a second, I asked, “How far are we going with this?”
Rune's face twitched. “I don't know. I guess as far as we can go without getting attached.”
