Whether it was the comment or the bump on his shoulder, Zax earned a small smile from Kunsel. He nudged her back, letting her know he was grateful, and took another drink from his glass.

"At least it came out before I got too attached. No messy breakup, no figuring out who owns what. I don't even have to go to her place to try to get any of my things back from her. Really, I got pretty lucky here." He paused, cracking an expectant smile. Because that was a perfect opening, and he fully expected to be teased. "Just not the kind of lucky I wanted."