"I think your firefighter strength is going to be more impressive than my noddle arms," Nina told him, lifting the sofa. (Which made her remember his arms when he'd taken his shift off, and the muscles of his chest.)
The sofa wasn't quite as heavy as she'd expected, but she still hoped she'd make it the whole way. "You're going backwards, sorry," she told Peter and slowly shifted in that direction, waiting until he recognised the movement before going any further. "But I promise to tell you if you're about to hit something."