Since we're playing that game… I tilted my face up to his and gave him a lovesick gaze. Do you have to sneeze? he asked. Be quiet. I'm pretending to enjoy your company, just as you said. Try not to strain anything. Oh, I won't. I'm very good at faking it. That shut him up.
Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels (ed. Penguin, 2012) - ISBN: 9781101585191