Or at least he tried.
"STOP!"
Theodore froze.
"W-What?"
I did say I wanted to get back at him, and this seemed like the perfect way to do it.
"I said, stop."
His entire body went rigid before he threw himself off me, springing to the wall opposite as if I’d burned him. His chest rose and fell in sharp, uneven breaths, eyes dark with confusion.
"I-Is everything okay?"
I let a slow, crooked grin creep across my lips. "Everything's fine."
His brows shot up, skepticism clear in his gaze, but he didn't speak. He just waited, jaw tight, hands flexing at his sides.
"I just don't feel like getting frisky tonight."
His reaction was instant.
"You're f*cking kidding me."
"I kid you not." I shrugged, my grin widening into something outright smug.
He looked like he was either going to str
