Dangerous Fling (Dangerous Noise 4)

"We need to watch some movies today."

"We do?"

I nod. "At least three. All day."

"Forcing me to watch movies is what's going to change my mind?"

"What if I bribe you?"

"I'm listening."

"Make an offer."

He smiles. "I already got a lot of what I want from you."

My cheeks flush.

"What three movies?"

"Are there any movies you ever liked?"

"I haven't been keeping track. Ethan lives and dies for monster movies. You must have seen the way his eyes lit up with your pitch."

I nod like I wasn't too distracted by Mal to notice anyone else. "So you've seen a lot of those?"

"Yeah."

"And?"

"They're fine."

"Okay, no creature features. Is he into anything else?"

"He and Vi used to watch a lot of sci-fi together. But mostly TV. Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica."

"And it was a no go?"

"It's fine."

"Give me a little rope here, Mal."

He smiles. "It's more fun torturing you."

"What about Joel?"

"He likes 80s stuff. Action movies. Fuck, he and Bella wouldn't stop watching Harry Potter every time she visited."

"Don't tell me you fail to appreciate the world of Hogwarts."

"At best, I get a C-."

I laugh. A joke from Mal is a rare treasure. I want to wrap it in gold foil paper and keep it in my pocket. "Okay, what about the brooding one?"

"You don't know Kit's name?"

"I do, but I figured the word association would help. Does he like stuff like The Road?"

"The what?"