The sound echoed in the room, and she let out a startled "Aaaah—! Jack, don't—!" Her cheeks flushed even deeper, her fingers digging into my shoulders as she squirmed.
I grinned down at her, completely unfazed by the way she squirmed in my lap. Her cheeks were still flushed from the earlier teasing, and I couldn't resist leaning in just a little closer, my voice dropping to that tone that always made her roll her eyes but lean into me anyway.
"Haruna," I said, my voice a mix of firmness and affection, "you're being punished for lying to your boyfriend." My thumb brushed against her lower lip, slow and deliberate, watching the way her breath hitched just slightly. "And you know what happens when you lie to me."
She let out an exasperated huff, her glare lacking any real heat. "Ugh, you're impossible," she grumbled, but there was no conviction behind it—just embarrassment and that familiar spark of amusement she always tried to hide.
