No," she stopped him. "No, I ah... I'm not against the s*x. I just... I've never been in a committed relationship."
"What, no boyfriends? Nothing?"
"Not really," she admitted, flushing heavily in the low light. "I'm sort of terrible at that stuff."
"Huh," Chris mused. "I never would have thought so. You're lovely."
"Stop it."
"I'm serious. You're amazing, driven, scarily smart, beautiful. What's not to like?"
"I think it doesn't help that I run an NSA background check on anyone before going on a date," she admitted.
"Professional prudence," he nodded sagely even as his eyes twinkled with mischief. "I mean it though, our relationship can be whatever you want. You're already my Familiar and part of our little family. If you want to exploit me for magical powers on the side, tha
