One of the things that probably did not change with her and Prince Qui, even when they had already elevated their relationship, was that they still liked to tease each other.
"No," Tianshi Xue said when Prince Qui leaned to kiss her again. "You said you wanted to look forward to something. Why else are you going to come back to me if you want to take it all the way? That's like a jerk move, you know?"
The lights were already off inside the room, but with her answer, it was like Prince Qui's eyes were much darker than darkness itself. It made Tianshi Xue smile. It worked.
Ha!
This night was amazing. She knew that he was leaving in just a few hours, but this had been the best so far. She was living in this fantasy and she did not want it to end.