"Are you Belle, or are you Ceres right now?" Jackson asked, leaning casually against the frame of his car the moment he arrived at the driveway.
Instead of offering a verbal confirmation, Ceres simply curved her fingers into a playful K-pop finger heart and flashed him a smooth, exaggerated wink.
Jackson burst out laughing, stepping forward to lightly pinch her cheek. "Stop making silly gestures that are going to make external observers misunderstand us. I don't need your high-profile boyfriend getting unnecessarily jealous on my account."
"Fine, fine. I'll behave," Ceres chuckled, swatting his hand away playfully. "We'll just stick to our standard operative codes next time."
"Got it."
"By the way," Ceres added, gesturing toward the house, "can we wait around for just a few more minutes? It turns out three more people aggressively volunteered to join us on this little temple excursion."
