"Heh. Yes, please." Did she take some sinister delight in making him blush? Was it her hobby? Every time she called him handsome he colored a bit.
The board was in pieces. Whoever had owned it before Rei clearly hadn't made a habit of playing. Which might explain why she'd used the bowls for decoration. Jon quickly assembled the relatively high-quality board and, for good measure, counted all the pieces before they began to play.
"Do you want white or black?" he asked when she returned. "I don't really mind either way. Black goes first, but you know me, I'm not that aggressive."