Chapter 62 – I Could Eat
"...You hungry?" Lux asked, almost too casually.
Rava blinked. A beat passed. "What?"
"Lunch," he said, leaning back in his seat like the whole morning hadn't been a whirlwind of earrings, emotional landmines, and showroom staff trying not to trip over themselves. "It's technically past brunch. So unless you're running on kraken pride alone…"
Rava narrowed her eyes. "I had coffee."
"That doesn't count."
"I had two croissants."
Lux arched an eyebrow. "Still doesn't count."
She tried to play it cool. Like her stomach hadn't just grumbled quietly. Like she hadn't just realized she'd been running on flirtation, tension, and faint ocean-air perfume fumes all morning.
"I could eat," she admitted.
Lux smirked.
But instead of barking directions like before, he leaned his head against the window, eyes half-lidded, and murmured inside his mind.
