"That’s true and we both know how great you are at sitting around and doing nothing."

Freya’s smile widened to its furthest possible width, her cheeks dimpling on their side. "Yes." A small part of her wished that she had recorded his admission but she had other notions seeping into her thoughts and like a fine mist they clouded the rest of the world from view.

"Are you going to give me my reward now?" Her tone remains light and teasing with a new edge to it that wasn’t there before. It’s difficult when he’s standing so close. She can feel the heat radiating from his body and the strength of his muscles as his hands rest lightly on her waist. She’s small but she’s fast; Derek was strong which was a very attractive quality. Her teeth lightly bite her lower lip while her eyes become saturated with anticipation.