"Oh you do catch on quick," Erato said, pleased with how this was going. They could talk and walk, and walk and talk, and pause against a wall to kiss a little, and then carry on together. She loved the way she could feel his smile when he kissed her. She wanted thread her fingers through that scruffy hair and keep him close, just for a night.
She stopped when they reached her building, and pointed up. "This one is me. Was that too long a walk?"