Xan's happy shiver was pretty obvious, with the way he was pressed against her. And right now, she liked it that way. If she could be open about better things than what had left her all red-eyed some moments ago, she would be.

"You've said that before, too," she said. "But you haven't, like... tried it." She affected her voice with a mock-sage, mock-sincere tone, batting her eyelashes at him. "I mean, I think you should try things before you say you like them."