"And sparkly," Kate reminded him, her arm slipping around Harry's waist, fingers trailing over his back. "You're not allowed to forget sparkly. It's a totally integral part of my face."

It was nice, too, being able to tease Harry. That was just something she did, the way she communicated with a lot of people and it wasn't mean spirited -- most of the time, anyway -- but some people just didn't respond very well to it. "You also told me you'd keep me safe from some kind of lake gremlin." She couldn't remember the name he'd said, only knew that it had been something she'd never heard of.