Chapter 29: Truth or dare 2
Rebecca’s grin widened, and Kaine immediately regretted his decision.
"I want you to tell me something you’ve never told anyone else," she said. "But here’s the catch—you have to tell me while we’re doing something normal people do at four in the morning."
"Which is?"
"Raiding your kitchen for terrible snack food and watching bad late-night television."
Kaine looked toward his kitchen, mentally cataloging its contents. "I don’t really have snack food."
"What do you have?"
"Coffee. Protein bars. Some leftover Chinese takeout that’s probably questionable."
"Perfect. Mystery takeout and whatever passes for late-night programming. Come on, hunter boy. Time to live dangerously."
They migrated to the kitchen, where Rebecca immediately began investigating his cabinets with the enthusiasm of an archaeologist discovering ancient artifacts. She emerged with a box of crackers that had been sitting unopened for months and what appeared to be the last remaining protein bar from a bulk purchase he’d made sometime in the previous season.
"This is sad," she announced, examining the protein bar’s expiration date. "Even for someone who fights monsters professionally, this is depressingly sad."
"I don’t spend much time here."