"Wow, you really have me all figured out," Caius said sarcastically.
Athenodora smiled.
"Absolutely," she said, not buying the sarcasm.
Caius just looked at her trying to maintain a passive look that didn't betray more about him. The truth was Athenodora's accurate read of him had shaken him quite a bit. But then, he almost called himself an idiot both in his head and vocally because, of course, she read him well. Though she wasn't very present in the original canon, every time she appeared, Athenodora was formidable and always in control. Of course, the things Caius thought he was hiding were not all that well hidden to her.
"I still want to hear that 'please'" Caius said.
"It means that much to you?" Athenodora asked with an amused expression on her face as she leaned away.
"It does," Caius said.
Athenodora considered it.
