[He settled back in without effort, he hadn't planned to leave anyway. It was merely a gesture to cause the inevitable end that was Alex caving like an over baked cake, and it had done the job to perfection. But now she was postulating other titles, and the one she came up with was perfectly her. Not that he would ever tell her.
He let a brow raise as he asked:]
Secretly?
[He couldn't agree to that. There was no secret to Alex's prowess, but again, that wasn't something he would admit out loud. Not to her. Alex would, as expected, preen like a peacock if he did, and he had no tolerance for dealing with her in such a state.
Instead, he decided to counter. After all, the debate wasn't over if Alex was throwing out more adjectives to describe herself.]
Obvious poor judge of character.
[It wasn't baiting ... except it totally was baiting.]
no subject
He let a brow raise as he asked:]
Secretly?
[He couldn't agree to that. There was no secret to Alex's prowess, but again, that wasn't something he would admit out loud. Not to her. Alex would, as expected, preen like a peacock if he did, and he had no tolerance for dealing with her in such a state.
Instead, he decided to counter. After all, the debate wasn't over if Alex was throwing out more adjectives to describe herself.]
Obvious poor judge of character.
[It wasn't baiting ... except it totally was baiting.]