Can't I be a little grateful that I wasn't rejected? [ he speaks in an affected whine. Of course, it's a little more than that. It's rare for him to allow anyone else into his small circle of intimate friends, and to even offer this to her was a bit of a leap of faith on his part. It seems he stuck the landing. ] Or do you want to see me embarrass myself explaining why...?

[ his hands slip back into her hair again, nestling themselves between her ears and antennae, and he closes his eyes, leaning in to softly press a kiss to the corner of her mouth, almost teasing. ] You're wicked.