“You did invite me,” Loki said, eyeing her a little doubtfully. ”did you not anticipate that I would accept?”
She shrugged uncomfortably. “I usually don’t.” This smile was hard and cutting. “Hurts less that way. You … felt pretty hesitant, so I just figured you were putting me off.”
“I put everyone off,” Loki said evenly. ”but you offered to teach me something I need to know—only a fool would ignore such an offer.”
“You, of course, are never foolish,” Summer drawled. “Well, come in, sit down. Be welcome to my home, such as it is, and be at ease in it. D’you want something to drink?”
Inwardly she sighed. How was it she always got caught up in the broken ones, the ones who held everyone at arms’ length? ‘You can’t afford to go into anyone like that again,’ she reminded herself, picking up the bag of kitty treats and weighing it in the palm of one hand.