“Um, are you sure you want to do this?” she said awkwardly. “Yes.” “Because if you—” “It’s fine. Do you intend to participate also?” “Oh. Right.” She hugged him close, snuggling against the rock-hard cliff face of his pectoral region. “See, this is easy,” she lied cheerfully. “We should soon become desensitized.” “Hm.” They waited in taut silence. And waited. “This is taking longer than I anticipated,” Gabriel grumbled.
