Trendy and expensive, yes. Durable and reliable, also yes. Something she can afford to treat him to, again, also yes. And that sounded like permission; too late to back out now. The new longer title has her laughing again. "But of course. You didn't pick me for my looks." Her kisses, maybe; she could believe that. Kissing him is fantastic.

Thanking Loki would do a great deal less damage to his relationship with Ver, plus, he really doesn't want to pick a fight with a god.

Living sounds so much better than sinning. She can live with having a little too much sunscreen on; if it gets annoyingly sticky she'll go for a swim. "Neither do I. So let's not." They can keep each other busy. It'll be glorious.

"And baking. Don't forget the baking," she adds with a little laugh before she sobers. "There are worse retirements than spending the rest of my life with you."