"Exciting. I have to admit, if the stakes hadn't been quite so high, it would have been fun exchanging the glares in the Rose. It's an act that would be easy enough to maintain. It might make your friends less nervous, too." He never would have thought himself so quick to be sucked into intrigue. Then again, he never would have seen himself dating Hawke, so things had a way of changing quickly at times.

He made a soft sound for the nip, his eyes darkening slightly. "Could've been trouble if the boat rocked any harder," he murmured. Once they were through the doorway, he stopped their progress for a deeper kiss, his arms tightening.