"Yes, and you're so strong," she boasted and smiled, she could barely make out the pink color that had formed on his cheeks. She kept smiling, so bright her cheeks hurt but she didn't care. She was too happy to care. She listened as he was coming up with a way to settle her debt. When he finally said the words and looked at her, she knew that they weren't playing anymore, not really. She leaned in and kissed him sweetly on the lips this time, but still giving him his answer. She quickly broke away and said, "I was hoping you'd ask me that."