Please Stay

She gave him a tight-lipped smile, trying so hard not to throw things at him. "You wish," she uttered in an unimpressed tone. 

"I do," his reply was instant, his tone suggestive. 

Throwing her head back, Hera let out a frustrated growl before eyeing him with a grimace. "You're impossible," she said with a disapproving tone and shook her head. Sticking his tongue out, Hunter blew raspberries. "Guess you're not getting that kiss then," Hunter said, shrugging with disinterest. 

The smug smirk on his lips and the amusement shimmering in his eyes provoked her anger further. He saw her clenching her fists and could tell she was grinding her teeth. 

Cautiously, Hunter took a step back, and Hera glared, daring him to defy her. He took another step back, a smile on his face transforming into an amused grin as Hera measured his moves like a predator keeping its eyes on its prey.