"You're certainly not one to wait around for want, Rhea."

She smiled, mostly because she knew her arrogance was the primary target of my teasing. Heaven forbid she admit just how right I was. It would only be followed by our staple "...and so modest! It truly is your strongest trait." "Oh yes! My modesty knows no bounds! How I was graced with such humility... the world may never know!" At the right time it was a rehearsed speech that only brought the two of us closer together. But often enough it was just tedious and over-played. Especially when others were around. The only people more sick of it than us was everyone else.

But why had I said this to her?

"Just be glad you're not the target of it this time." she stabbed. As if I had been on any regular occasion. No, I never left her needing much to be honest. Not in terms of anything she expected from me. "Come on darlin, you and I both know that your boyfriends are basically wallets with legs. At least some of them know it."

I don't think I even saw that icicle gaze coming. For a brief moment I think I may have actually offended the Snow Queen. And then...

"You know... I always feel bad for the gullible ones. Then I wrap the cars they buy me around a tree and the guilt goes away."