Felix reached out to guide the champagne bottle back toward his glass. "It was his decision. I believe he doesn't trust you around me, but then again, that means he also doesn't trust me around you."

He glanced up, and there was a bit of tightness around his eyes, tensing his smile. Although he and Shannon had grown immensely in mutual trust and communication, when it came to Robin, they were back at square one. It wore on him, to have worked so hard and truly earned so little.

"Come now, darling, don't freeze up on me," Felix went on, slipping into a coaxing purr. "I might start to think you only want me for my... assets."