“When was the last time we got to do this?” She is even smaller without her heels on and if it weren’t a matter of pride, if they’d been in the company of their own place, she might have stood on his feet. Instead she’s practically leaning against him, her arms around his neck. They haven’t had a single moment’s peace since they’d set foot on Roman soil and if it had to take being whisked to the Otherworld to get some time together, maybe it wasn’t so bad. “Your mom’s birthday maybe. In the backyard.” She could still picture it, the lights strung up around the dancefloor, the green dress she’d worn. “It’s like something out of a dream.” She looks up at him, her mask tipped back enough on her forehead to expose her face and the sight of highlighted cheekbones makes her smile. @caspermhahn










