Did you hear about the recently discovered temple in the Sudan ?" I stared at him. "Yeah. I'm a regular reader of National Geographic. " Ol' Frankie's brows quirked. "You wield sarcasm, madam, as well as a master swordsman does. " "Gee, thanks. " I smiled at him and batted my lashes. Quit flirting. Patrick flicked the command into my head. He sounded half-annoyed, half-amused. I'm not flirting. Quit being cute and likeable. An impossible request. I've always been too adorable for words.
I had trouble listening to adults who didn't really mean anything that they said; it was as if their language poured into my ears only to drain right out a little spigot in the back of my head.