Suddenly, there was a small heat on his cheeks and a twist in his gut. Was Nova flirting with him? Thor had misread signs before from other girls, but doing so with someone he was close to would be infinitely worse.
"I'm not gloomy," he protested and then laughed at her next remark. "Okay, well my cooking skills leave much to be desired, I know that. Thanks Nova, for dragging me out and feeding me burning cake drinks. So far, so good. What's next?"