Vex huffs, squeezing his hand briefly before drawing back.
"I would shake on that," she says, trying to be light. To make this as easy as possible for both of them, which all things considered still isn't very easy but it is something. They can only do what's in their power.
And there's nothing Vex can do to force Percy to be comfortable with the idea of sleeping with her. Maybe in time that's something they can readdress, but she won't force it.
(She won't risk that sting a second time.)
"Let me know if you want me to keep an eye out for another place. I'm happy to haggle down the seller, for a friend."
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"I would shake on that," she says, trying to be light. To make this as easy as possible for both of them, which all things considered still isn't very easy but it is something. They can only do what's in their power.
And there's nothing Vex can do to force Percy to be comfortable with the idea of sleeping with her. Maybe in time that's something they can readdress, but she won't force it.
(She won't risk that sting a second time.)
"Let me know if you want me to keep an eye out for another place. I'm happy to haggle down the seller, for a friend."