Sunshine puckered her lips, acting pretentious like she could not hear the meaning of his words. The air between them was playful and yet beneath it, something else stirred.
Hades laughed as he opened the door of the car for her. Before she could get in, he blocked her path and looked at her with a naughty smile. "Lest I forget, you have left two of your novels open on the dressing table." He leaned down like he was investigating her face, "It is never novels about crime, they are always romance novels. The forbidden lover's kind with slow-burn tension. You always put them next to your tools, knowing fully well that I will pack them away for you. Are you hinting at something?"
Sunshine gasped and laughed. "Do you think that I am trying to seduce you with good literature?"
Hades raised his eyebrows. "Good literature, really! Do not try to pass it off as educational notes. I think you are trying to seduce me with longing."
