Stepping out of the bathroom after a brief shower, I catch the expression on Owen’s face.
"What’s up?" I ask, turning away from him while I dry off properly.
"Combat was... interesting," he says, a little too simply.
"Interesting how? Have you not done harai goshi before?" I ask evenly, reaching for my clothes as casually as I can manage.
Owen laughs shortly.
"Right. Because that’s obviously what I meant."
"So why didn’t you get up on the mat with Grey?" I ask, pausing to look back at him.
"Because I declined," he says airily. "Just as you could have."
I turn to him. He looks faintly amused as he pulls on his socks.
"On purpose?" I ask.
"Obviously," he says with a short laugh.
I stare at him.
"You absolute traitor."
"That is a bit harsh," he says mildly. "I saw an opportunity
