It was a good thing he went right back to kissing her after he said that, because Xanthippe would probably have said something embarrassing in return. Or at least very stuttery, which to her was the same thing. Her brain didn't seem to work too well around him.

Which was too bad for those questions, really.

But she could pull herself together enough to get a few teasing nips in, her teeth finding his bottom lip here and there for a second or two.