Stone grumbled determinedly "I would bet on it."

His hand remained on my thigh as I swivelled around in my chair to face him. I decided to play along with him, so I tried to muster up some confidence to argue against him.

"Okay." I spoke aloud "Lets bet on it because I can guarantee I will never have your babies."

The reply he gave seemed random and completely irrelevant as he uttered "Who slayed Medusa the gorgon in myth?"

I tilted my head in confusion and answered, "I think it was the hero called Perseus."

My AP class in Greek Mythology last year was finally of some use to me.

"Perseus." He repeated with an arrogant smirk "That is the bet. In the future, when we get married. Not if but when. You must call our firstborn Perseus. The name of the hero that destroyed Medusa. A reminder that you do not know everything, and you were wrong about us."

"What do I get if I win?" I asked as I leaned in closer "Except not carrying your devil spawns."

With a shake of his head, he replied with a dark chuckle "You will not win."

"I will." I tried to seem confident, but my voice came out slightly weak "What do I get?"

Stone met me in the middle of the space between our chairs as the warm breath from his mouth tickled my lips "You can call your firstborn whatever your heart desires."

What was funny was that I liked the name Perseus.

I could always start a tradition of unusual first names in my future generation.

The giant had to be joking around. That or he had completely lost his mind. I had always known Stone was calculating and a little mad but to what extent I still had no idea.

I had never backed down from a challenge from him before so that is why I agreed "You are on."

On the opposite side of the table, the situation was completely different. Lana and Brennan were eating in silence and there was no sign of playful teasing. It was enough to make myself inwardly cringe at the scene in front of me.

Mrs Armstrong, picking up on the awkwardness starts a conversation asked "It is Saturday tomorrow. Does anyone have any plans?"

Lana finished eating and then answered her "I was planning to go shopping for a dress for the Fall Ball."

The atmosphere changed drastically.

Brennan smiled at her sheepishly as he admitted "I need to tell you something."

She frowned "What is it?"

"I can’t take you to the Fall Ball next Friday. Something has come up." Brennan tried to let her down gently but failed miserably as he blurted out the news.

"You promised, Brennan." She said to him with a glare before she started her interrogation "What is so important that you have to bail on our plans?"