"No, Rowena. I don't think Griffin likes me. He just wants me for that." You sighed, focusing a little too hard on the punching bag as you hit it over and over again.

It had only been once, and it hadn't even gone all the way, but it had been enough to get the attention of the V.I.G.I.L. agents you worked with. The whispers and the stares weren't terrible. It was the way Griffin simply wouldn't say anything when someone asked him about you.

"Oh, are you sure about that?" Rowena asked, looking over your shoulder to where Grant and Griffin were sparring on the mat. His eyes were on you between rounds... and Wanda could see the sincerity in them.

"Eyes don't lie." Rowena whispered to you as she walked away to leave you to your training.