The lip bite that usually made his pulse go crazy and his body tighten didn't have quite the same effect now they were here. He pulled his jacket off, then took hers as well, draping both off the chair near the door.

Then he stood in front of her again. "Daphne. I'm not dense enough not to have caught the hints all night." he smiled, taking a second to lean in and kiss her forehead, "but if you're nervous, nothing has to happen, okay? I'm not any kind of timetable or anything."