Don't you think a girl like me should be touched?
If it is second nature to him, it is in turn completely foreign to her. For all his gentleness in person, even Sunjata - the closest she has gotten to any kind of emotional inclusion with sex - had not been this tender and willing to stay by her side in the aftermath. It has never bothered her. Or perhaps it has, but in the way where one becomes numb to never receiving that which even they have deluded themselves into thinking they do not want. His bright smile eases the raw edges of that particular realization, one she had not at all expected to have in the wake of a hookup. Her own comes almost helplessly, a little too obvious in how shy it comes off when compared to her normal come-hither smiles.
"As did I, you're quite the quick study, she compliments easily, falling into the comforting motions of mischief and flirtations. She turns just enough on the cot to press her hip into his hand, guileless eyes holding no accusation or mockery for his hesitation. "A little of both," she admits quietly. "You were certainly too handsome to pass up, but I had been a little lonely. Our secret, of course." Just enough to make light of such a confession.
"As did I, you're quite the quick study, she compliments easily, falling into the comforting motions of mischief and flirtations. She turns just enough on the cot to press her hip into his hand, guileless eyes holding no accusation or mockery for his hesitation. "A little of both," she admits quietly. "You were certainly too handsome to pass up, but I had been a little lonely. Our secret, of course." Just enough to make light of such a confession.
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