"Does this mean I can sit next to you whenever I want?"
"As I recall, you do this already."
"Maybe," she said with a grin, tightening her fingers around his as they strolled back to camp. "But now I have an excuse."
He returned the squeeze. "You are welcome to my company any time, Kagome." He felt her shiver, the pad of his thumb leaving goosebumps in its wake, and the corner of his lips twitched.
"I get the feeling you don't smile much." The offhand comment had his brow raising.
"Perhaps I have not had a reason to until now."
