I closed the distance between us with an easy swagger, letting my presence settle before I spoke. "You're quick on your feet," I said. "Slipped away from me last time before I could say goodbye." She glanced over, expression taut. "Last time?" She asked, looking a bit annoyed and surprised to see me. I smiled slowly. "At the banquet. Don't tell me you've forgotten. I'd be offended." I said with a fake look of hurt on my face. Her gaze sharpened but her tone stayed clipped. "I remember. And we have nothing to do with each other." She was quite sassy and I liked it. I tilted my head. "That's not how I remember it." I said in a teasing manner. She let out a small exhale, almost a scoff. "Memory can be selective." She wasn't going to back down, my smirk widened even more. I could read her

