"I can take charge of that," Romeo volunteered, probably a bit too eagerly. He added, "I'm the only one who speaks French, thanks to the whims of the stone angels."

No point mentioning his other reason, which was that he was more used to dealing with hotel staff than Reno would be.

"I'll go down the block, we passed a hotel," he added, leaning in for a kiss from Yurika. "Leave your things at the counter and I will pay when I return."

He walked backwards as he left, just to fix the picture in his mind.