Oh, dear. Now this was starting to get awkward. She wasn't quite sure what to say. Pass it off as a joke? Tell him the truth? She turned her back on the front door, holding the kitten close against her chest.
Kali must have noticed things were weird. She was caught in the vampire's arms, not inside her lovely home, and definitely not still in the delightful grass. She started to squirm.
Elena glanced over her shoulder into the house where Deucalion had disappeared into the kitchen. "It smells amazing," she called out to him. He must have noticed she was standing on the front step still. Right?