You Can Run But...
then looked up at him, and he immediately knew what she wanted.
Oh shit
"I don't tell stories, Jane." Maybe histories—he rolled his eyes—but stories—too dainty.
"Everyone has a story dummy," she rolled her eyes, shifted close to him, then pointed at a shelf where her story books were lined up, "if you don't have any, you can choose one there."
He withheld his groan and stood up, moving to the shelf where he took one, reading the title, "The Wonderland Flair." He wrinkled his nose, looking at Jane, "You read this?"