Maria definitely wasn't in a rush for anything, especially interpersonal relationships. Not after Hades. She wasn't good at it to begin with, but things had been rushed with the Greek god. She wasn't going to make that mistake again.
Malcolm was interesting, however. They had similar backgrounds. If all it became was another friendship, that suited her just fine.
She chuckled when she heard his voice. Blue eyes gave him the once over. "Should I call you Professor Malcolm? She purposely grinned so he knew she was joking. Her attempt before had fallen flat.
"What?" Mock outrage entered her voice. "Classic! How do I know you even have a Twizzler bush?"