He went straight to the kitchen. I heard him slicing something. Fruit or vegetables, maybe?
A stand-mixer turned on and spun for a minute before shutting off again.
Then, I heard the scrape of a chair before he sat down.
After a little hesitation, I slipped off the couch and made my way to the kitchen. Grayson was sitting on one of the barstools, his shoulders stiff.
I sat down beside him. "I can feel your frustration through the bond. Is it because of me?"
"No."Grayson slid me a bowl of what looked like some kind of dip for the cut fruit in another bowl.
I eyed the dip. "What's in that?"
"Marshmallow fluff and cream cheese."
I wrinkled my nose.
"It's good. Just try it." He grabbed a chunk of a strawberry from the fruit bowl with his fingers, dunked it in the sticky-looking dip, and lifted it toward me.
I leaned my head away. "New textures and flavors are difficult for me."
He moved a little on his seat, until the side of his bare knee pressed against the side of mine.
When he raised the strawberry higher and quirked a brow, I reluctantly opened my mouth.
His fingers brushed my lips as he withdrew his hand, and my eyes widened as I bit down on the tangy fruit. The sweet, creamy flavor of the dip melded with it.
He was right.
Somehow, the mixture of marshmallow fluff and cream cheese was incredible.
I chewed, then swallowed."You said we could talk about your work drama after we were mated."
"I think I only said I wouldn't talk about itbecausewe weren't mated."
I rolled my eyes in his direction.
He grunted. "I had a shitty conversation with Leon. That's all."
"Shitty how?"
"He was just trying to get a rise out of me."
"By..."
Grayson didn't respond.
I reached across him to grab a green grape, dipped it, and lifted it to his mouth. He wrapped his lips around it obligingly, and surprisingly enough, didn't take the opportunity to lick my fingers or do anything else suggestive.
"It was about us," I stated.
"Of course it was about us. People are going to be talking about us for years, Mer. Mixed-species matings are a huge deal for demons."
"What did he say?"
"He was just trying to piss me off."
"That's not an answer, Gray."
