The admission sobers me as my laugh trickles off. My stomach fills with flapping wings. “Do I thank you now?” “I also fuckin’ love how you never know what to say when I tell you shit like that.” I shrug. “Nobody’s complimented me so much before.” His expression tightens, growing serious as he reaches over Frost’s back and strokes a knuckle down my cheek. “Good. You’re mine to compliment. Now, let’s get you up on this girl’s back so we can go.”

