that doesn’t mean what you think it means

”Maybe it is a challenge. You did say there would be demonstrations.” Vai grinned playfully, sidling closer as his arm slipped around her waist. It had been so long since she had experienced any sort of intimacy, that small gesture alone was enough to send an entirely adolescent surge of heat through her belly. Steady, now. ”No no, not at all. But a lady has to be careful, you know. Besides, if you were a thief I would hardly think you common,” she informed him, raising a suspicious brow at his wandering hand, but doing entirely nothing to stop it. No trinkets to be found, other than an arrow head retrieved from one that had broken, but it might take Zeph’s fancy. Who knew? ”What do you do to get by?” Did Vai care? Absolutely. Would she forget if he kept distracting her with his touch? Without a doubt. vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe