“If asking for a kiss gets me exactly what I want, what happens if I make other requests?” she asked. “Do you have to do everything I ask, like a genie granting wishes? Is that how it works?”

His lips curved in a smile—that deep, enticing one that set her…well, everything quivering. Not only was he kissing her and making jokes, but he was playing along. He was playing, period.

“Why the hell not? I’ll give you exactly three wishes.” His smile dropped. “And no, you can’t wish for more wishes.”

“I wasn’t going to!” she protested. “I only play honorably.”

“No, you don’t. That’s what got us into this mess in the first place.” His laugh was more like a groan. “So…bearing in mind that it’s sixty degrees and Derek is nearby with a heavy projectile, what do you want from me?”

What she wanted was for it to be dark and the pair of them to be sharing a tent, but not even Harrison had the power to move time. However, that wasn’t going to stop her from trying.

“I want to feel you on top of me,” she said.

He blinked, as if waiting for more. When she didn’t do anything except stare expectantly up at him, awaiting his response, he laughed. “Fine. Never let it be said I didn’t hold up my end of the bargain.”

Without another word, he swooped down and lifted her in his arms. Sophie could feel the sheer strength of him, the way every muscle was taut and vibrating with energy. She could also tell that lifting her caused almost no strain on his physique.

Nor did it seem to tax his strength any as he lowered her to the ground right then and there. It was a patch of rock and dirt, no sign of any mossy embankment or field of flowers where she could rest her head, and she could have kissed him for it. There was nothing romantic about the pebbles pressing through her jeans; nothing comfortable about the way he stretched her body out, her shoulder narrowly missing the sharp edge of a boulder. She commanded, and he gave. That was all.

He did, however, shrug out of his vest and fold it into a pillow for her head. As he quickly followed it by pressing the entire length of his body on top of hers, she couldn’t find it in her to complain. He was gloriously heavy, his limbs and pelvis pinning her into place.