She went as he pulled her back, her smile deepening, and she kept that smile when he answered her question about the club. "Well," she said, not hardly inclined to discourage or derail him when he was in the mood to be frisky, "I reckon we can worry about that later. I'm sure it'll be fine."

She paused, tracing light fingers along Xander's jawline and down his neck, stopping at about his collarbone. "Now, what's this payback you're talking about?"