I do like it. I'll be hard pressed to remove this, now, especially--

[ he STARTS to say

and then Lapis falls for his trap hook and line, and she tries to move away.

Quick as he can his hand moves down to grab her wrist, and he does a little twist--pulling her back in with his arm around her waist. There's a small grin on his face, glancing over his features. ]

Ah, ah ah.

[ he scolds her in a nearly low, rumbling, scolding tone. ]

You can't do that.

[ he .... points up, as the grin on his face starts to grow. ]

Not without paying the tax.