"She's a lot of fun to poke," Nick said, shrugging. He pushed off the table and started to walk away. "As for your assumption, stick around long enough and you'll find out." He wriggled his eyebrows at her then turned around to head to the counter for some food.
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(Funny mental picture, the two of them stealing food

)
Alexis watched Lyra, almost able to see what was going through the skunk's mind as she spotted the cookies and headed for them. Alexis checked to make sure their stash was out of the light from the kitchen before stalking back to await the next package.