Their bodies pressed close together as they drifted down through the night sky over Metropolis beneath the parachute.
"Having fun?" Jerome looked down at her, his grin stretching even wider.
The parachute harness dug into his armpits, and he leaned back slightly so Ririko could rest comfortably against his chest.
"Not one bit!"
"Didn't you miss me?"
Ririko's anger faltered.
She stared at his pale face mere inches away, her lips moving. "...I did."
"Then that's all that matters." Jerome lowered his head until the tip of his nose almost touched hers.
His lips covered hers.
Ririko wrapped her arms tightly around his back, feeling the restless, unstable warmth of his body.
Suddenly, a force caught them, halting their descent in an instant.
The parachute hung suspended in midair. Jerome craned his neck like a cat caught by the scruff.
Ririko opened her eyes and found them hovering about ten stories above the ground.
She looked up and saw a glowing golden rope looped around the parachute, holding it securely.
Diana gripped the other end of the rope. She clung nimbly to a ledge on the outside of a building, her black hair streaming in the wind, striking in her red, blue, and gold armor.
"Hey!" Jerome shouted, craning his neck. "You woman! Can't you see we're making out? Have you got no manners at all?"
Holding the Lasso of Truth in one hand, Wonder Woman looked down at the two people dangling below her:
"You clown, abducting a girl in plain sight. I'm not letting you get away with that."
Jerome was about to protest when Ririko whispered in his ear, "You'd better behave. You can't beat our goddess here."
Still defiant, Jerome kept struggling and yelling:
"If you've got the guts, fight me! Don't ambush me while I'm