The door burst open barely a minute later. I shot upright, thinking Aurora had returned, but it was Mera and Cheon, both loaded down with shopping bags.
"Where is she?" Mera demanded, dropping her bags and scanning the apartment. "Did you sleep with her? In our bed?"
"Hello to you too," I said dryly. "And no, I did not sleep with Aurora. She just left."
Cheon set her bags down more carefully. "What happened? Did she see the news?"
"Yeah. Front row seat to my superhero debut."
Mera flopped onto the couch beside me, her tail curling around my wrist. "So what did she do? Report you? Threaten you? Kiss you?"
I said nothing, but my face must have given me away because Mera's eyes widened.
"She kissed you?" She sounded delighted rather than angry, which continued to amaze me about Mera. "Our little goody-two-shoes Aurora kissed you while her boyfriend was off doing whatever boring hero stuff he does?"
"She's not actually dating Nolan," I clarified. "At least, not officially."
