“Okay,” she agreed easily after a calming breath and smiled up at him.
Then she gave his arm a light squeeze. “And Kray... I'm sorry... About the dice. On the plus side alcohol goes through my system pretty fast so it shouldn't take too long to dampen down. But... regardless, I wanted you to know about it now instead of after... we went over there.” Ninkasi really wasn't very good at this whole... dating thing and she knew it. She was so much better at the friend thing and the one-night stand thing... where showing up mildly intoxicated wasn't a big deal. It was never going to work if she couldn't keep her shit under control when she was supposed to.
Except then, without prompting or warning, an involuntary memory made her face go hot.
Kratos had a mask on. The last time she saw him with a mask on there had been body shots and licking and all that had led up to... well, where the were now. She had a very crisp, clear, and sudden memory of salt being licked off her neck. Oh... so, hot...
Dammit, that was the alcohol talking. Which was why she didn't get drunk with strangers and thankfully wasn't further along than she was now. Well, it wasn't just the alcohol talking. Good lord.
Swallowing, she asked, “okay?” Just hoping to affirm that they were okay now. Well, and calming herself a bit. Woah. She was making a note, if the evening didn't go to shit, they were playing the masks later.