บท 122: Shaking the deal

"I didn't expect to hear that," Claudia muttered as the two of them followed the guild master to the room in the back of the guild. 

"Don't tell me you didn't like it," Tom replied, putting a wide smile on his face. 

"And just when did you get the misconception that sleeping together would lead to that?" Claudia asked with a lovely smile, leaning her head over her shoulder. "Don't tell me you still live in the past age standards," she muttered a moment later before sending her elbow towards Tom's side. 

"Hey," Tom dodged, although only barely. "Can you stop with the nudges?" he asked in a normal voice. After all, there was nothing that they needed to hide about a small banter. "I could handle it once or twice, but you are getting too used to hitting me like that," Tom protested, sending the girl a dreadful stare.