Of course getting more voters was what it was about. Ugh. Hadn’t they moved down here because his stupid father never stood a chance of turning Vermont red? And now he was shoving people outta homes to build his goddamn power base like a supervillan and – and then Avery took her hands and drew her attention away from rent and politics with his devious little grin, and kissed her instead.
And yeah alright… she agreed, yeah they didn’t need to talk about his family at all right now. His family could suck it, from wherever they’d retired to. She wasn’t really here to change any minds, anyway, she was here to make sure Avery didn’t lose his. Lyra smiled against his mouth and kissed him deeper, pressing against him, cuz between tours and stables and dinners she really hadn’t had a proper chance to do this, yet, and damn, it was nice.