Chéri bent their head to the side then went “oooh.” Chéri nodded. They fixed their hair and said “Well, you don’t need to be married for that.” Chéri shrugged. Either they didn’t understand the problem at hand or were just used to people leaving at the edge of what was acceptable.

Chéri nodded. It sounded like that. Also, they had met Darius before and knew the man had a clear set of things he was willing to do. “Can I help you?” It was a more sincere question than most things they had ever said.