Vax grins at the answer, a challenge apparent in every line of him. Normally just the challenge would be enough, if he even bothered with games, but the proposed terms only seemed to sweeten the proposition.

"A kiss, hmm? I could accept those terms. Especially depending on what you have in mind for 'keeping hold' of me if you catch me."

He chewed his lip, at once challenge and allure; it wasn't his way to be so blatant usually, at least not unless it was with Gilmore and the man had already initiated the verbal dance, but something whispered under his skin, loosened his reservations. Was this how Scanlan felt? Perhaps, but he couldn't find it in him to examine too closely.