“‘s fine, I do. All long limbs and pale skin,” she muses, “blue eyes and perfect mouth. The way you go so still when you’re listening. The way your hands wrap around the hilt of the sword. All’f it.”
Blush rises to his cheeks and he glances away. “That isn’t gorgeous, darling.”
“‘n,” she yawns in the middle of the word, “what is it? What’s gorgeous?”
“Don’t which?” She rearranges herself so she can get one hand in his hair, sliding long fingers through the curls and scraping fingernails lightly over his scalp.
”Don’t think my body is gorgeous,” he tells her, closing his eyes at her touch.
“‘s fine, I do. All long limbs and pale skin,” she muses, “blue eyes and perfect mouth. The way you go so still when you’re listening. The way your hands wrap around the hilt of the sword. All’f it.”
“Bodies are stupid, then,” she protests. “Except yours, which is gorgeous.” She turns her head back to put an ear to his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
”Hm, I don’t think so.”
“Don’t which?” She rearranges herself so she can get one hand in his hair, sliding long fingers through the curls and scraping fingernails lightly over his scalp.
“Well,” she says comfortably, “I am definitely not with child. But my toes are cold.” She tucks one foot between his feet to demonstrate.
He smiles, “I believe your body does it even when you’re not — one of those woman things.”
“Bodies are stupid, then,” she protests. “Except yours, which is gorgeous.” She turns her head back to put an ear to his chest, listening to his heartbeat.