[She had to tightly press her lips together to keep from laughing at the expression on his face. He was strangely adorable when he was so obvious; she was so incredibly tempted to give in right there and then.]
[But there would be time for that later. Plenty of time. They still had that, after all.]
[And speaking of...]
[In her effort to avoid his gaze momentarily, her eyes drifted downward. As did her hands. From his shoulders to his upper chest. Not so much feeling the solid muscle beneath his shirt as she was simply feeling the lack of injuries. Without realizing it, her mind flashed back to that horrific first morning, when she'd awoken to find him covered in gaping wounds. Bleeding everywhere. She traced over each and every single spot in her mind's eye. And with her fingers, as if wanting to make sure that all of him was still really there.]
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[She had to tightly press her lips together to keep from laughing at the expression on his face. He was strangely adorable when he was so obvious; she was so incredibly tempted to give in right there and then.]
[But there would be time for that later. Plenty of time. They still had that, after all.]
[And speaking of...]
[In her effort to avoid his gaze momentarily, her eyes drifted downward. As did her hands. From his shoulders to his upper chest. Not so much feeling the solid muscle beneath his shirt as she was simply feeling the lack of injuries. Without realizing it, her mind flashed back to that horrific first morning, when she'd awoken to find him covered in gaping wounds. Bleeding everywhere. She traced over each and every single spot in her mind's eye. And with her fingers, as if wanting to make sure that all of him was still really there.]
[It was.]