"Perish the thought," she murmured affectionately, but he was absolutely right. Isabela wouldn't stop if she thought he was embarrassed, either. "I'll find something for her to read into that will go nowhere, you have my word."

She laughed quietly. "But that runs the risk of it not happening again, Sera. No, I'll take your red faces when they happen and that's that." It was a nice tell that she could keep in case she had a hard time reading what was on his mind, after all. "I've had a good time so far," she said. "If that wasn't entirely obvious."