“I’m pretty sure it’ll be a while before you do that,” she tossed back at him as she tried to hurry them closer to her home. “By the time we reach my place, I’ll be leaving you outside like an ice statue.” ‘Cause damn was it freezing today! They were both thoroughly frozen. She really hoped neither of them ended up with frostbite.

But hey—a whole ass minute was all he’d waited? He was slipping.

Lucy extended a hand, shakily pointing out her house that they were approaching. “There, that’s me. Once—once we’re inside, I’ll need you to strip o-off everything. There’s extra clothes in the black bag you ha-have.”