She stared after him with raised eyebrows and then laughed, pulling a bottle of beer and another of water out of the refrigerator. "I'll pretend you're very scary when we're in public," she promised and handed him the beer then sat down across from him at the dining room table. "I don't know if eternity with you would be cruel. Though if that's your idea of a punishment- or a date- you might want to rethink your options."