that doesn’t mean what you think it means

”Beats letting you go,” Vai mumbled against his lips, her smile audible, and hell, by now she didn’t really know or care whether they made it to the trees. She vaguely knew that Zeph was walking, but it was a sort of background noise to the exploration she was making of his mouth, to the hard press of his cock against her, to tanned skin and gruff words and fuck, could this take any longer? The trunk of a tree met her back and Vai broke their kiss to laugh breathlessly into the night, legs still snug around his waist, hips rolling a teasing rhythm as he freed the buttons on her shirt. Shrugging it off her shoulders once she was able (and no, there were no need for undergarments in a place like Torchline, why thank you), she glanced up at him, all bare breasts and flushed cheeks, raising an eyebrow. Well? vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe