"I mean, it was sort of something that I mentioned ages ago, Richard." She just watched him with an amused smirk entirely amused by how he had failed to predict this and how it was bothering him. “I mean I directly told you I was going to do it even if I was being shamelessly flirty at the time.” Which was one way to describe it honestly. Other people would probably use other terms for it but it’s what she had known she was doing at the time.

“I mean I like stories and nights at home reading and date nights at fancy bars.” Like the party she’d dragged him to before. “But sometimes I like things like this too. Just you and me and outside of the house and away from everyone else.” Where they didn’t need to worry about anything but sunburn or mosquitoes. Speaking of that she asked, “do you want sunblock? I mean you’re pale as I am and I didn’t buy you a silly hat.”

Even if she should have here and stuffed it into the basket.