I tried to tear my gaze away from the veins bulging in his arm and how the heat from the engine added a layer of engine grease to his black ink.

The vehicle was not the only thing that was getting messed around with inside because I could feel the fluttering of my stomach at the sight of the engine grease on his bulky arms.

"Fine." I huffed out "I am just going to walk home."

Carrying on fixing the car, he never turned around to face me as he retorted "No you won't."

"And why is that?" I asked the back of his head.

"It is at least an hour walk from here to your house." He mentioned with a small, strained chuckle "For you, it will be three hours with your little legs."

The irritating mountain had a point. I did hate unnecessary exercise.

I glared at the back of his head while informing him "You can't see me right now, but you should know I look furious."

"I don't need to turn around." His gruff voice spoke up before explaining "I know you have transitioned from a gizmo to a gremlin."

My eyes widened while I spluttered out "You are annoying!"

He finally turned around and looked down at me, his eyes shining with amusement when he rebutted "You are stubborn."

I tried to think of something else to say. I opened and closed my mouth while I let my gaze roam him.

"You are...too big." I blurted out.

Stone chuckled at my lame response before rasping out   "You are too head-strong."

We kept exchanging things we disliked about the other person as we both subconsciously neared each other.

By the time, I was backed up against the car and he was towering over me when I had run out of things to say.

I ended up making up something "You are a really bad hugger."

That seemed to catch his attention because he cocked his head to the side.

"Do you know in the book Of Mice and Men when Lenny does not realise his strength and ends up embracing his pet mouse too hard and it ends up being squished to death." I referenced before pointing to myself "That is you when you hugged me."

Stone moved an infinitesimally amount of distance between us as his voice went hoarse "Really?"

I thought about the time when he embraced me. The day I broke down in his arms. The warmth and the comfort made it hard to even lie to myself.

"No." I whispered before clearing my throat "I guess your hug was not the worst thing I have ever experienced."

The giant's mouth twitched twice.

I shook my head and tore my attention away from his face and focused on the matter at hand which was getting Kermit back.

"If I burst out crying then would you give me the keys?" I asked hopefully, ready to pretend to shed a tear.