"I do enjoy a mystery, Lyra," Ash returned when she pointed out where his interests seemed to lay a little too strongly. He added, "And I am a big fan of the female form. Yours is especially worth noting." He felt her body stop moving and the tenseness there. He didn't move his hands so much as he simply waited there to see what she'd do. This game of cat and mouse was always fun, and it was what kept him constantly flirting with Lyra. Hard-to-get was actually one of his favorite games.
There was a shift in the order and Lyra was right, if he was so eager to go dancing with her, he'd wait. This certainly was a fun game to play and he could endure boring animals and a bit of exploring, so long as he got what he wanted. And chances were he'd only find it boring because they just sat there and did nothing half the time.
"Oh, challenge accepted, Lyra," he said before he continued applying the sunscreen. He finished with her back and then moved around to sit next to her, taking one of her legs and massaging the sunscreen into her calves.
"You'll find that I'm full of surprises," he continued, "And maybe what you think you know about me is only part of the story." There was a certain amount of truth to that. Yes, he was primarily motivated by his hormones and sex drive, but anyone who thought he was stupid by any means were often left speechless when they realized he was actually a good student and read when his time wasn't filled with other pursuits.