Same flicker, same rush, same thrill as always and she had to lean in for another. Just as light, as lingering.

"Can we ... take things slow?" she asked. Maybe it was stupid. She missed the feel of his skin on hers, and they'd been headed for sex on Monday when everything fell out, and it was all a stupid misunderstanding so they should be able to just step right back to where they had been, except ... except she just needed to let her head sort out, maybe.