And when I do, Luca's right there, holding me tight.

I tilt my head up, looking into his eyes, and he cups my cheek in his hand, looking seriously down into my face.

"You win," I murmur, and he bursts into laughter as I tuck my head under his chin, and press my flushed cheek against his chest, and try to catch my breath.

Luca gives me a moment, rocking me back and forth, until I think he can feel me come back to myself more completely. He kisses me softly on the side of the head. "You okay?" he murmurs, curious and a little concerned.

I raise my head to glare at him a little, and then pass all of my emotions down our bond to him so I don't have to bother putting it all into words. He grins as he feels them - figures out that it felt amazing, and overpowering, and delicious, and wonderful, and scary. All at once.

I just sigh and murmur that I'm fine, shaking my head at the understatement.

Luca tightens his arms around me and, and I can feel his own joy pulsing through him. "Wait till you see what I can do with my tongue," he murmurs.

little wide,

of my bottom lip with his thumb, and shakes his head, staring at me like he could never look at me

from him a little bit, down at the floor, because that I find

my head to look back up at him. "You don't

Because, I mean, I've gotten used to the idea that I'm pretty, but sexy!? No, Daphne's sexy,

protests,

shake my head, sighing and looking up at him. "I just went to pieces in front of you in under two minutes, and made the most ridiculous assortment of obscene sounds, and you want me to believe

with his nose, and I groan and cover my face with his hands. "I'm serious, Ariel!" he says, laughing more and tightening his arms around me, making me listen to him. "I could very happily spend a few happy days laid up in bed with you, making you make

god," I moan, laughing a little against his chest,

me - knows what I like, knows what will make me laugh, knows what I need emotionally

him just a little bit. Because, I mean, the emotions that are coming down the bond to me match what he's saying - he was very

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